fire, and blew up after only 20 men, including Said Bey and her captain, had been taken off. Only 101 men were saved out of 800 on board. Some Russian ships had been chasing the rest of the Ottoman fleet but they were losing ground and at about 4:30 p.m. Ushakov recalled them. Russian privateers later brought in 3 small craft. Russian casualties were 25 killed and 25 wounded, and 733 Ottomans were captured. Several ships had minor damage in their masts and rigging. Russian victory in the Battle of Tendra allowed them to control the Black Sea. Ships involved Russia Rozhdestvo Christovo 84 (flag of Vice-Admiral Fyodor Ushakov) Maria Magdalina 66 Preobrazhenie Gospodne 66 Sv. Pavel 66 Sv. Vladimir 66 Sv. Aleksandr Nevskii 50 Sv. Andrei Pervozvannyi 50 Sv. Georgii Pobyedonosets 50 Ioann Bogoslov 46 Sv. Petr Apostol 46 Fanagoria 40 Kinburn 40 Legkii 40 Perun 40 Stryela 40 Taganrog 40 Rozhdestvo Christovo (bomb) Polotsk 2 fireships 17 privateers Ottoman Empire Bahr-i Zafer 72 (flag of Kapudan Pasha Giritli Hüseyin) Melik-i Bahri 72 (flag of Patrona Bey) Sank at storm on the night of 8–9 September Anka-i Bahri 72 Fethü'l Fettah 66 Nüvid-i Fütuh 66 Peleng-i Bahri 66 Captured 9 September Tevfikullah 66 Feyz-i Hüda 66 (flag of Riyale Bey) Mesudiye 58 Mansuriye 58 (flag of Kapudane Said Bey) Blew up 9 September Inayet-i Hakk 58 Burc-ı Zafer 52 Şehbaz-ı Bahri 52 Ukâb-ı Bahri 52 Mazhar-ı Hidâyet 38 Mazhar-ı Saadet 38 Mebdâ-i Nusret 32 Raad-ı Bahri 20 (bomb frigate) Berk-i Bahri 20 (bomb frigate) Berk-i Hafız 20 (bomb frigate) Şihab-ı Sakıb 20 (bomb frigate) Cedid Bomba 20 (bomb frigate) 23 small craft (kırlangıç, pergende (brigantine) and şehtiye (xebec) type ships) 3 were captured 9 September References Sources Tendra Tendra Military history of the Black Sea