Mandalzade Hüsameddin

Mandalzade Hüsameddin, a skilled sailor from the Husamaddin shipyard, rose through the ranks to become a mirmiran after his appointment in 1769.

Russian spies, collaborating with Orthodox citizens, were dispatched to Britain to instigate an uprising against the Ottoman Empire .

In support of this uprising, the Russian Navy, under the command of Admiral Grigory Spiridov set course for the Mediterranean through Gibraltar.

This decision by Pasha Husamaddin on the following day, known as the Battle of Chesma, led to a significant defeat for the Ottoman navy.

Pasha Husamaddin, displaying courage, took the Ottoman navy out to the open sea to engage in battle.