Although not Greek, that battle here was the last major battle between sailing ship fleets due to the use of explosive shells.
A port on this body of water once called Akhtiar was founded by Admiral Thomas MacKenzie. The ship Taif (tah-eef), bearing Adolphus Slade, was the only survivor of a battle in this body of water. Although not Greek, that battle here was the last major battle between sailing ship fleets due to the use of explosive shells. To confine a major fleet to this body of water, the Great Powers signed the 1841 London Convention. To defend one of its ports, Eduard Totleben ordered a fleet sunk to block the harbor, and the subsequent (*) siege ended after the taking of Malakoff Redoubt. The decisive battle of Sinope (sai-noh-pee) on this body of water was won by Admiral Nakhimov. Grigory Potemkin fortified the port of Sevastopol on this body of water. For 10 points, name this body of water which was the center of naval competition between Russia and the Ottoman Empire.
A port on this body of water once called Akhtiar was founded by Admiral Thomas MacKenzie.
Black Sea [Chernoye More; Chorne More; Karadeniz]