User:Jackyd101/Naval Actions 1775-1783

This sub-page is for information relating to naval operations of the American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783.

Totals
Approximate total ships lost to enemy action by the major combatants during the American Revolutionary War. This list does not include ships wrecked, foundered or accidentally burnt unless as a direct result of enemy action, but does include those scuttled to avoid capture.

List of Actions
A list of naval actions during the American Revolutionary War that I think merit their own articles. The basic qualifying criteria of this list is that the engagement must have been between ships of frigate size at least. Other actions may merit articles on a case by case basis, but below this cut-off no action should be guaranteed an article. This list does not generally (at least initially) include major fleet actions or amphibious operations, many of which deserve their own articles.


 * Action of 7 June 1777
 * Frigates USS Hancock and USS Boston capture HMS Fox.


 * Action of 8 July 1777
 * Frigates HMS Flora and HMS Rainbow capture USS Hancock and prize HMS Fox.


 * Action of 7 March 1778
 * Frigate USS Randolph destroyed by ship of the line HMS Yarmouth.


 * Action of 17 June 1778
 * French frigates Belle Poule and Licorne captured by British fleet. French frigate Pallas captured by the same fleet on 19 June.


 * Frigate HMS Mermaid driven ashore and captured by French squadron (unsure if significant enough)
 * Actions of 13 August 1778
 * Two related inconclusive engagements between British and French ships of the line.


 * Action of 22 August 1778
 * Frigate HMS Minerva captured by French frigate Concorde.


 * French frigate Sartine captured by HMS Seahorse and HMS Coventry without a fight. (unsure if significant enough)
 * Frigate HMS Active captured by French frigates Charmante and Dedaigneuse without a fight. (unsure if significant enough)
 * Action of 10 September 1778
 * Frigate HMS Fox captured by French frigate Junon.


 * Action of 26 September 1778
 * Frigate USS Raleigh captured by HMS Experiment and HMS Unicorn.


 * Action of 20 October 1778
 * Inconclusive engagement between French ship of the line Triton and frigates HMS Jupiter and HMS Medea.


 * Action of 3 November 1778
 * French frigate Lion captured by HMS Maidstone.


 * Action of 13 January 1779
 * French frigate Oiseau captured by HMS Apollo.


 * Action of 19 March 1779
 * French frigate Aigrett fought HMS Arethusa. Arethusa wrecked in the aftermath of the engagement.


 * Action of 3 November 1778
 * French frigate Lion captured by HMS Maidstone.


 * Invasion of Jersey (1779)
 * Failed French attack on Jersey.


 * Action of 1 May 1779
 * French ships of the line Bourgogne & Victoire captured frigate HMS Montreal.


 * Raid on Portsmouth, Virginia (10 May 1779)
 * Successful British amphibious operation.


 * Action of 2 June 1779
 * French frigate Prudente captured by HMS Ruby.


 * Battle of the Penobscot (13 August 1779)
 * American squadron defeated in the Penobscot River by British squadron.


 * Action of 17 August 1779
 * Ship of the line HMS Ardent captured by French squadron.


 * Action of 2 June 1779
 * French frigate Prudente captured by HMS Ruby.


 * D'Estaing's cruise of September 1779
 * French fleet captures several British warships off the American Eastern Seaboard. Includes the Siege of Tybee


 * Action of 14 September 1779
 * Spanish frigate Santa Monica captured by HMS Pearl.


 * Battle of Flamborough Head (23 September 1779)
 * USS Bonhomme Richard captured HMS Serapis.


 * Action of 6 October 1779
 * HMS Quebec destroyed by French frigate Surveillante.


 * Siege of Omoa (15 September - 20 October 1779)
 * British operation to capture the town of Omoa in Spanish Honduras.


 * Action of 11 November 1779
 * Spanish frigate Santa Margarita captured by HMS Tartar.


 * Action of 19 November 1779
 * En Flute Spanish ship of the line Nuestra Senora del Buen Confeso captured by HMS Hussar.


 * Action of 21 December 1779
 * 3 French frigates captured by a large British battle squadron off Guadeloupe.


 * Action of 31 December 1779
 * Dutch squadron surrenders to a British one although the countries are not at war. Dutch ships released but cargoes impounded.


 * Action of 24 February 1780
 * French ship of the line Protee captured by HMS Resolution and others.


 * Action of 6 June 1780
 * Inconclusive engagement between the French frigate Herminone and HMS Isis.


 * Action of 15 June 1780
 * French frigate Stanislas captured by HMS Apollo.


 * Action of 26 June 1780
 * French frigate Artois captured by HMS Romney.


 * Action of 15 June 1780
 * French frigate Capricieuse captured by HMS Prudente and HMS Licorne.


 * Action of 30 July 1780
 * Inconclusive engagement between French frigate Montreal and HMS Porcupine.


 * Action of 8 August 1780
 * Destruction of 55 ships from British convoy by French fleet.


 * Action of 10 August 1780
 * French frigate Nymphe captured by HMS Flora.


 * Action of 13 August 1780
 * French privateer ship of the line Comte d'Artois captured by HMS Bienfaisant.


 * Action of 30 December 1780
 * Dutch 50 gun ship Princes Carolina captured by HMS Marlborough and HMS Bellona.


 * Invasion of Jersey (1781)
 * French invasion of Jersey captures the island but is rapidly driven out.


 * Action of 4 January 1781
 * French frigate Minerve captured by HMS Courageux.


 * Action of 5 January 1781
 * Dutch 50 gun ship Rotterdam captured by HMS Apollo.


 * HMS Romulus captured at some point in February.
 * Action of 4 February 1781
 * Dutch 60 gun ship Mars captured by HMS Monarch, HMS Panther, HMS Sibyl.


 * Action of 25 February 1781
 * Spanish frigate Grana captured by HMS Cerberus.


 * Action of 14 April 1781
 * Frigate USS Confederacy captured by HMS Roebuck and HMS Orpheus.


 * Action of 20 April 1781
 * French frigate Licorne captured by HMS Resource.


 * Action of 1 May 1781
 * Spanish frigate Stanta Leocadia captured by HMS Canada.


 * Action of 20 April 1781
 * Inconclusive engagement between French ship of the line Actif and HMS Nonsuch.


 * Action of 20 April 1781
 * Engagement Dutch frigates Castor and Briel and HMS Flora and HMS Crescent, Castor captured. Castor and Crescent captured on June 19 by two French frigates.


 * Action of 5 June 1781
 * Inconclusive engagement between French frigate Surveillante and HMS Ulysses.


 * Action of 28 June 1781
 * Inconclusive engagement between French frigate Fée and HMS Southampton.


 * Battle of Saldanha Bay (1781) (21 July 1781)
 * Four Dutch East Indiamen captured and one burnt off Saldanha Bay.


 * Action of 21 July 1781
 * Inconclusive engagement between French frigates Astree and Hermione and HMS Charleston with associated small warships.


 * Action of 29 July 1781
 * French corvette Lively and HMS Perseverence.


 * Action of 8 August 1781
 * Frigate USS Trumbull captured by HMS Iris.


 * Action of 2 September 1781
 * French frigate Magicienne captured by HMS Chatham.


 * Action of 11 September 1781
 * Frigates HMS Iris and HMS Richmond captured by French fleet.


 * Action of 26 October 1781
 * French privateer frigate Necker and convoy captured by HMS Hannibal.


 * Action of 21 January 1782
 * Frigate HMS Hannibal captured by French ships of the line Heros and Artesien.


 * Action of 16 March 1782
 * Spanish frigate Santa Catalina captured by HMS Success and HMS Vernon.


 * Action of 20 April 1782
 * French ship of the line Pegase captured by HMS Foudroyant off Ushant.


 * Action of 29 July 1782
 * French frigate Amazone captured by HMS Santa Margarita.


 * Action of 12 August 1782
 * Inconclusive engagement between French frigate Bellone and HMS Coventry.


 * Action of 4 September 1782
 * French frigate Hebe captured by HMS Rainbow.


 * Action of 5 September 1782
 * Inconclusive engagement between French frigates Aigle and Gloire and ship of the line HMS Hector.


 * Action of 15 September 1782
 * French frigate Aigle captured in the Delaware River by a British squadron.


 * Action of 17 October 1782
 * Inconclusive engagement between French ship of the line Scipion and a British squadron.


 * Action of 6 December 1782
 * French ship of the line Solitaire captured by HMS Ruby.


 * Action of 20 December 1782
 * Frigate South Carolina captured by HMS Diomede and HMS Quebec.


 * Action of 2 January 1783
 * Inconclusive engagement between French frigate Sibylle and a HMS Magicienne.


 * Action of 19 January 1783
 * Inconclusive engagement between an unidentified French ship of the line and HMS Leander.


 * Action of 22 January 1783
 * French frigate Sibylle captured by HMS Hussar.


 * Action of 15 February 1783‎
 * French frigate Concorde captured by by HMS Magnificent.


 * Action of 16 February 1783
 * Frigate HMS Argo captured by French frigates Amphitrite and Nymphe