Battle of Surat | |||||||
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Part of the Omani–Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
1 ship of the line 7 frigates | 9 ships of the line and frigates | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 frigate damaged[1][2] 40,[1] 90[3] or 100[4] killed 30[1][3]–150[4] wounded |
2 frigates captured[1][3][4] 700 killed[3][4] |
The Battle of Surat took place on 2 February 1704, off Surat, India, Arabian Sea, when a Portuguese squadron of one ship of the line and seven frigates, commanded by D. António de Meneses, defeated an Omani squadron of nine ships of the line and frigates.