Portuguese movements
The Portuguese ships were heading toward the port of Surat. There were two second-rate ships. They were carracks, which had a tonnage of 300 tons to 600 tons. They carried a good amount of Armaments along with them. They typically had 20 to 40 swivel guns.
The two Carracks were accompanied by some Fusta ships, as they were used in the Arabian Sea for patrolling by the Portuguese. They used Fusta to control their managed area within the Qutb sultanate.
These were light-weight ships with a much smaller tonnage capacity and fewer cannons were mounted atop the ship.
The navy was being led by Fernando Gouveia's mercenary group. He was a seasoned mercernary who participated in many missions for the Portuguese company.