Nakhimov spaced his battleships evenly in two lines, covering the entire harbor with interlocking fields of fire. Russian gunners began to score hits on all the Ottoman targets. The shells fired by Russian guns set Ottoman ships on fire. P-afẹyinti sailors immediately found fighting efforts amidst difficult fire and almost constant shrapnel. lẹhin nipa 30 iṣẹju ti awọn Ottoman frigate ti a ti kún fun ho ho ati ran aground nigbati awọn Ottoman ọkọ wà laarin awọn Russian ọkọ ati Sinop.
Àwọn ọmọ ogun Ottoman tó wà ní etíkun