The high-end estimate of 1,271 ships involved is the largest number of ships involved in a single battle. A fleet of 371 Greek ships defeated 600–900 Persian ships in this decisive battle off the coast of Athens. He assigned a score to each of four aspects of a battle as follows:Īccording to him, the largest naval battle ever is the Battle of Leyte Gulf, scoring 8 of a possible 9 points total, while six others tied for second at 7 points each: Salamis, the Aegates, Actium, La Hogue, Trafalgar and Jutland. In 1975, the Austrian historian Helmut Pemsel attempted to evaluate naval battles in history by a scoring system. While battles fought in modern times are comparatively well-documented, the figures from those in pre- Renaissance era are generally believed by contemporary chroniclers to be exaggerated.
The " largest naval battle in history" is a disputed title between adherents of varying criteria which include the numbers of personnel and/or vessels involved in the naval battle, the total displacement of the vessels involved and sometimes the significance and/or implications of the battle.
Disputed title A romantic style painting of the Battle of Salamis by Wilhelm von Kaulbach
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