According to reliable tidings consisted the Russian Black Sea fleet of 13 ships of the line (2-120, 10-84 and 1-74 guns), 8 frigates (5-60, 3-44 guns), 10 brigs (1-208, 3-24, 1-22, 1-18 guns), 10 brigs (1-20, 4-18, 1-16, 2-12, 2-10 guns), 5 goelettes (3-16), 1-14, 1-12 guns), 3 luggers (including 1-12, 1-8 guns), several cutters (including 1-16, 4-12, 1-8 guns), 1 bomb galliot, 5 armed war steamboats, 3-16 gun yacht and 24 transports, totally numbering 84 units.
