At 6 a.m. on 8 September it encountered the Ottoman fleet of 14 battleships, 8 frigates and 23 small crafts at anchor near Tendra.

At 2 p.m. Ushakov in Rozhdestvo Christovo shot away all her masts and placed his ship across her bows, and at 3 p.m. she surrendered.

[6] 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 victory in the Battle of Tendra allowed them to control the Black Sea,[7] and Grigory Potemkin finally considered it possible to begin military action against the Vizier, leading eventually to the siege of Izmail.

[4] 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