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USS Enterprise vs Flambeau

USS Enterprise vs Flambeau

25 October 1800, Off Dominica

American victory; Flambeau captured

The schooner Enterprise, under Lieutenant John Shaw, was the most successful American ship of the war, taking eight privateers. Her hardest fight was against the French brig Flambeau near Dominica, which she took after a sharp action.

United States Navy

1 ship, none lost

ShipTypeOutcome
USS Enterprise

John Shaw

Sloop

14 guns

Survived

French Navy

1 ship, 1 lost

ShipTypeOutcome
Flambeau

Sloop

12 guns

Captured

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