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Greek triremes typically had crews of about 200 men, and the smaller penteconters were each crewed by 50 oarsmen, yet the total number of personnel involved in the battle is uncertain. The high-end estimate of 1271 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. A romantic style painting of the Battle of Salamis by Wilhelm von Kaulbach