Venetian commander Giuseppe Delfino reached the mouth of the Dardanelles on 19 April after a voyage in which he lost approximately 3 ships.
Murad, the Kapudan Pasha (admiral) left Istanbul with 30 sailing ships, 6 galleasses (known in Turkey as mahons), and 40 galleys on 10 May and reached the Narrows, just above the mouth of the Dardanelles, on 15 May.
However most Venetian ships sailed too soon, leaving Delfinos ship, San Giorgio grande, that of his second, Daniele Morosini, Aquila d'Oro, along with Orsola Bonaventura (Sebastiano Molino), Margarita, 2 galleasses and 2 galleys without support.
Aquila d'Oro was attacked first, by a large Ottoman ship which she managed to capture, before 5 Turkish vessels came to its rescue.
Some were hired Dutch or English ships San Giorgio grande (flag) Aquila d'Oro (Dutch Gouden Arend) - Burnt Concordia (Dutch Eendracht) Casa di Nassau (Dutch Huys van Nassau) San Zorzi (Giorgio) piccolo (Dutch Kleene Sint Joris) Aquila Coronato (Dutch Kronede Arend) Orsola Bonaventura (English Ursula Bonaventure) - Burnt Anna Bonaventura (English Anne Bonaventure) San Michiel Spirito Santo Apollo Margarita San Giovanni Conte Sdrin/Conte Desdrin Genovese grande Pinco Tremartino 2 galleasses 8 galleys - flag galley of Francesco Morosini burnt, 1 other captured 30 sailing ships - 2 burnt 6 galleasses - 1 sunk?