Battle of the Gulf of Oman

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Battle of the Gulf of Oman
Part of the Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1559)
The Portuguese attack on the Turkish fleet, in Livro de Lisuarte de Abreu
Date 10–25 August 1554 Location Gulf of Oman Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Dom Fernando de Meneses Dom Antão de Noronha	Seydi Ali Reis
Strength
6 galleons 6 caravels 25 fustas 1,200 men[1]	15 galleys 1,000 men[2]
Casualties and losses
Few	All galleys captured or destroyed

The Battle of the Gulf of Oman was a naval battle between a large Portuguese armada under Dom Fernando de Meneses and the Ottoman Indian fleet under Seydi Ali Reis. The campaign was a catastrophic failure for the Ottomans who lost all of their ships.