Battle of Grenada

6 July 1779, Off St George's, Grenada

French victory

D'Estaing had just taken Grenada when Vice-Admiral Byron arrived with a convoy and a fleet to win it back. Byron attacked in a hurry, thinking the French weaker than they were, and his leading ships were badly mauled; four were left crippled. D'Estaing did not follow up, and Byron got his fleet away, but Grenada stayed French until the peace. It was the Royal Navy's worst result in a fleet action of the war.

Royal Navy

22 ships, none lost

Ship	Type	Outcome
HMS Suffolk Rowley's flagship, in the van	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Survived
HMS Boyne	Ship of the line Third rate, 70 guns	Survived
HMS Royal Oak	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Survived
HMS Prince of Wales Barrington, second in command, wounded	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Survived
HMS Magnificent	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Survived
HMS Trident	Ship of the line Third rate, 64 guns	Survived
HMS Medway	Ship of the line Fourth rate, 60 guns	Survived
HMS Fame Crippled	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Damaged
HMS Nonsuch	Ship of the line Third rate, 64 guns	Survived
HMS Sultan	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Survived
HMS Princess Royal Byron's flagship	Ship of the line Second rate, 90 guns	Survived
HMS Albion	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Survived
HMS Stirling Castle	Ship of the line Third rate, 64 guns	Survived
HMS Elizabeth	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Survived
HMS Yarmouth	Ship of the line Third rate, 64 guns	Survived
HMS Lion Dismasted; drifted away and made for Jamaica	Ship of the line Third rate, 64 guns	Damaged
HMS Vigilant	Ship of the line Third rate, 64 guns	Survived
HMS Conqueror Hyde Parker's flagship, in the rear	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Survived
HMS Cornwall Crippled	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Damaged
HMS Monmouth 53 casualties	Ship of the line Third rate, 64 guns	Survived
HMS Grafton Crippled; 98 casualties, the most in the British line	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Damaged

Flotillas and other craft	Number	Lost
Frigate Ariadne, for signals.	1	0

Flotillas and other craft

Number

Lost

Frigate

Ariadne, for signals.

French Navy

25 ships, none lost

Ship	Type	Outcome
Zélé	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Survived
Fantasque Suffren's ship, leading the French line	Ship of the line Third rate, 64 guns	Damaged
Magnifique	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Survived
Tonnant Breugnon's flagship, in the van	Ship of the line Third rate, 80 guns	Survived
Protecteur	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Survived
Fier	Ship of the line Fourth rate, 50 guns	Survived
Provence Captain Victor-Louis Desmichels de Champorcin killed	Ship of the line Third rate, 64 guns	Survived
Fendant	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Survived
Artésien	Ship of the line Third rate, 64 guns	Survived
Fier Rodrigue Captain Montault killed	Ship of the line Fourth rate, 50 guns	Survived
Hector	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Survived
Languedoc d'Estaing's flagship	Ship of the line Third rate, 80 guns	Survived
Robuste De Grasse's flagship	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Survived
Vaillant	Ship of the line Third rate, 64 guns	Survived
Sagittaire	Ship of the line Fourth rate, 50 guns	Survived
Guerrier	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Survived
Sphinx	Ship of the line Third rate, 64 guns	Survived
Diadème	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Survived
Amphion Captain Ferron de Quengo killed	Ship of the line Fourth rate, 50 guns	Survived
Marseillais	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Survived
César Broves's flagship	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Survived
Vengeur	Ship of the line Third rate, 64 guns	Survived
Réfléchi	Ship of the line Third rate, 64 guns	Survived
Annibal La Motte-Picquet's flagship; 149 casualties	Ship of the line Third rate, 74 guns	Damaged

Flotillas and other craft	Number	Lost
Frigate Aimable, for signals.	1	0

Flotillas and other craft

Number

Lost

Frigate

Aimable, for signals.

Map

D'Estaing takes Grenada June – July 1779
Byron sails to save Grenada July 1779