Battle of Cape Kaliakra The Battle of Cape Kaliakra or Battle off Cape Kaliakra was the last naval battle of the Russo - Turkish War of 1787 - 1792 . It took place on 11 August 1791 off the coast of northern Bulgaria in the Black Sea . Neither side lost a ship , but the Ottoman s retreated to Constantinople afterwards . The Russian fleet under Fyodor Ushakov of 15 battleships and 2 frigates ( 990 guns ) and some small craft sailed from Sevastopol on 8 August , and at midday on 11 August encountered the Ottoman - Algerian fleet under Hussein Pasha of 18 battleships and 17 frigates ( 1 , 500 – 1 , 600 guns ) and some smaller craft at anchor just south of Cape Kaliakra . Ushakov sailed , in 3 columns , from the north - east , between the Ottoman s and the cape , despite the presence on the cape of several guns . Said Ali , the commander of the Algerian ships , weighed anchor and sailed east , followed by Hussein Pasha with the 18 battleships . The Russians then turned around south to a parallel east - south - east course and formed up mostly into 1 line , with Ushakov in 3rd position and one ship out of line on the off - battle side . Said Ali , leading the line , turned north to try to double the Russian van , but Ushakov sailed out of the line and attacked him , as the rest of the Russian fleet approached . This was at 4 . 45 p . m . . Gradually the Turks turned to the south and when darkness put an end to fighting at 8 . 30 p . m . they were in full retreat to Constantinople . Russian casualties were 17 killed and 28 wounded , and " Sv . Aleksandr Nevskii " was damaged . Ships involved . Russia ( Ushakov ) . " Rozhdestvo Christovo " 84 ( The Birth of Christ ) ( flag ) < br > " Ioann Predtecha " 74 ( John the Precursor ) < br > " Maria Magdalina " 66 ( Mary Magdalene ) < br > " Preobrazhenie Gospodne " 66 ( Transfiguration of the Lord ) < br > " Sv . Pavel " 66 ( St Paul ) < br > " Sv . Vladimir " 66 ( St Vladimir ) < br > " Leontii Mutchenik " 62 ( Martyr Leonty ) < br > " Sv . Aleksandr Nevskii " 50 ( St Alexander Nevsky ) < br > " Sv . Andrei Pervozvannyi " 50 ( St Andrew the First - called ) < br > " Sv . Nikolai " 50 ( St Nicholas ) < br > " Feodor Stratilat " 46 ( Theodore Stratelates ) < br > " Ioann Bogoslov " 46 ( John the Theologian ) < br > " Navarchia Voznesenie Gospodne " 46 ( Navarch y Ascension of the Lord ) < br > " Sv . Petr Apostol " 46 ( St Peter the Apostle ) < br > " Tsar Konstantin " 46 ( Tsar Constantine ) < br > " Fanagoria " 40 ( Phanagoria ) < br > " Makropolea Sv . Mark Evangelist " 36 < br > " Rozhdestvo Christovo " ( The Birth of Christ ) ( bomb ) < br > " Sv . Ieronim " ( St Jerome ) ( bomb ) < br > " ? " ( fireship ) < br > " ? " ( repeater ship ) < br > " Panagia Apotumengana " ( Panagia of Taman ) ( privateer ) 14 < br > 16 privateers Ottoman Turkey / Algeria / Tripoli ( Hussein Pasha ) . 18 battleships < br > 10 large frigates < br > 7 smaller frigates < br > 43 small Consequence . Battle has approached the end of Russian - Turkish war which has ended with signing of the Jassy peace treaty . Tactics used by Ushakov , was a serious innovation in the theory of sea fight . After that similar maneuver used admiral Nelson in Battle at Aboukir in 1798 and Trafalgar battle in 1805 . For a victory at Kaliakrii Sacred Alexander Nevsky ' s award has been welcomed F . F . Ushakov .