Kamp mellem den engelske fregat Shannon og den amerikanske fregat Chesapeak

A single-ship action is a naval engagement fought between two warships of opposing sides, excluding submarine engagements; called so because there is a single ship on each side. The following is a list of notable single-ship actions.

Single-ship actions

Anglo-Spanish War

* 1579, March 1 – '' Golden Hind'' captures the Spanish galleon ''Nuestra Señora de la Concepción''.

Golden Age of Piracy

* 1720, October 20 – British

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''Snow-Tyger'' under Jonathan Barnet captures the pirate sloop ''William'' and its owner Calico Jack.

War of the Austrian Succession

* 1743, June 20 – captures the Spanish treasure galleon ''Nuestra Señora de la Covadonga'' * 1746, 21 January – captures the French privateer ''Marianne''

Seven Years War

* 1761, 1 January – captures the French merchant frigate ''Bien Aimé''.

American Revolutionary War

* 1776, July 27 – and have an inconclusive engagement * 1777, 12 July – British merchantman ''Pole'' repulses the privateer ''American Tartar'' * 1778, April 24 – captures (

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) * 1778, December – the Bristol privateer has an inconclusive engagement with a French frigate * 1779, March – the Bristol privateer has an inconclusive engagement with an American privateer * 1779, May 7 – captures * 1779, September 7 – ''Molly'' repels an American privateer * 1779, September 10 – defeats HMS ''West Florida'' in the

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. * 1779, September 14 – defeats the Spanish frigate ''Santa Mónica''. (

) * 1779, October 29 – the West Indiaman exchanges fire with a French frigate; the frigate withdraws * 1779, November 11 – HMS ''Tartar'' captures the Spanish frigate ''Santa Margarita''. (

) * 1780, June 1 – USS ''Trumbull'' engages the British privateer ''Watt''; both ships withdraw * 1780, August 10 – HMS ''Flora'' defeats the French ship ''Nymphe'' in the first engagement thought to involve the

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) * 1780, September 9 – has an inconclusive, three-hour engagement with * 1781, January 9 – The sloop captures the letter-of-marque * 1781, March 7 – Liverpool privateer captures French merchantman ''Sartine'' * 1781, March 23 – British privateer , of 14 guns, captures American letter of marque ''Tom Lee'', of 12 guns. * 1781, May 1 – captures the Spanish frigate ''Santa Leocadia''. (

) * 1781, September 6 – American privateer ''Congress'' captures the British sloop . (

) * 1781, late December – French privateer ''Terror of England'' captures and releases the letter of marque * 1782, February 28 – captures * 1782, April 6 – American privateer ''Tartar'' captures * 1782, April 8 – Pennsylvania privateer ''Hyder Ally'' captures HMS ''General Monk''. (

) * 1782, 9 August – HMS ''Duc de Chartres'' captures the French brig ''Aigle'' * 1782, August 12 – Frigate inconclusively engages the French frigate ''Bellone'' * 1782, October 7 – The American privateer ''Buccaneer'' captures the British merchant ship * 1782, December 6 – defeats the . (

) * 1783, January 20 – captures the Dutch privateer ''Flushinger'' * 1783, January 22 – HMS ''Hussar'' captures the French frigate ''Sybille''. (

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French Revolutionary Wars

* 1793, May 13 – and ''Citoyenne Française'' conduct an inconclusive but sanguinary engagement * 1793, June 18 – captures the (

) * 1793, December 1 – The British packet ship ''Antelope'' captures the French privateer ''Atlante''. * 1794, May 29 – recaptures (

) * 1794, September 5 – Merchantmen repulses ''Républicaine'' * 1794, September 25 – Merchantman repulses a French privateer * 1795 – Liverpool slave ship repels an attack by a French privateer * 1795, January 4 – captures ''Pique'' * 1795, March 13 – captures the French frigate ''Tourterelle'' * 1795, October 30 – the slave ship ''Lord Stanley'' repels an attack by a French 12-gun schooner privateer * 1796, November 20 – Merchantman engages a French privateer that blows up during the engagement * 1796, May 25 – HMS ''Suffisante'' captures the privateer ''Revanche'' * 1796, June 6 – captures French frigate ''Tribune'' * 1796, October 8 & 9 – Merchant ship repels attack by French privateer * 1796, November 28 – The slave ship repels two different French privateers on the same day, each engagement representing a single-ship action * 1797, 29 January – French privateer ''Jeune Emilie'' captures the British merchant vessel * 1797, March 13 – HMS ''Viper'' captures ''Nuestra Señora de la Piedad''. * 1797, June 1 – The French privateer captures the British slave ship * 1797, August 15 – captures French privateer ''Coq'' * 1797, August 29 – A French privateer captures the merchantman * 1797, October – captures French privateer ''Epicharis'' * 1797, October – Merchant ship repels attack by French privateer * 1797, December 19 – Slave ship blows up while engaging a French privateer * 1797, December 22 – captures the French frigate ''Néréide'' * 1797, December 27 – captures the Spanish ship ''St Raphael'' * 1798, January – 11 captures the French privateer ''Policrate'' * 1798, April 2 – HMS ''Mars'' captures the French ship ''Hercule'' * 1798, April 17 – HMS ''Recovery'' captures the French privateer ''Revanche'' * 1798, July 4 – French brig ''Lodi'' in an inconclusive engagement with the English privateer brig ''Acquila'' (probably ''Eagle'') * 1798, June 21 – His Majesty's packet ship ''Princess Royal'' repels the French privateer ''Avanture''.(

) * 1798, August 7 – captures the Genoese pirate ''Liguria'' * 1798, September 18 – A French privateer captures the West Indiaman * 1798, October 20 – HMS ''Racoon'' captures the French privateer ''Vigilante'' * 1798, December 12 – HMS ''Perdrix'' captures the French privateer ''L'Armée d' Italie'' * 1798, February 24 – French frigate ''Forte'' captures the

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''Osterley'', but then allows her to proceed. * 1798, March 1 – HMS ''Sybille'' captures French frigate ''Forte''. * 1799, February 25 – French privateer ''Democrat'' captures merchantman * 1799, March 18 – HM hired brig ''Telegraph'' captures French privateer ''Hirondelle'' * 1799, April 13 – HMS ''Amaranthe'' captures the French letter of marque ''Vengeur''. * 1799, November 23 – Hired cutter ''Courier'' captures French privateer ''Guerrier'' * 1799, November 26 – Merchant ship repels attack by a French privateer * 1799, December 2 – HMS ''Racoon'' captures French privateer ''Intrepide'' * 1799, December 2 – the British merchantman captures the French privateer corvette ''Entreprenante'' * 1799, December 26 – HMS ''Viper'' captures the French privateer ''Furet'' * 1800, March 5 – captures the privateer ''Heureux'' * 1800, August 20 – captures the French ship ''Vengeance'' * 1800, October 7 – French privateer ''Confiance'' captures British

'' Kent'' * 1800, October 8 – captures the French privateer ''Quidproquo'' * 1800, October – American merchant ship ''Rebecca'' repels French privateer ''Malartic'' * 1800, November 11 –

''Phoenix'' captures French privateer ''Malartic''. * 1800, November 13 – defeats and drives off the French privateer ''Bellone'' * 1800, November 22 - repels a French privateer off Muscat * 1801, January 17 – The French privateer captures the

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* 1801, February 19 – captures the (

) * 1801, March 5 – French privateer ''Gironde'' captures merchantman * 1801, March 23 – captures the French privateer * 1801, April – British merchantman ''Union Island'' repels a Spanish privateer * 1801, May – French privateer captures the British merchantman ''Union Island'' * 1801, May 6 – captures Spanish xebec frigate ''

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)* * 1801, June 14 – Liverpool privateer repels French privateer ''Mouche'' * 1801, August 18 – captures Spanish letter of marque ''Theresa'' * 1801, September 25 – has an inconclusive engagement with a privateer flying the Spanish colors off

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. * 1801, November 20 – A Spanish frigate of 44 guns captures the Liverpool privateer ''Gneral Keppel''

Quasi-War

* 1799, February 9 – USS ''Constellation'' captures the

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frigate ''L'Insurgente'' (

) * 1799, October 24 – Merchantman ''Washington'' drives off the French privateer frigate ''Bellone'' * 1800, February 1 – USS ''Constellation'' defeats the French frigate ''La Vengeance'' (

) * 1800, July 4 - USS ''Enterprise'' captures French privateer ''L'Aigle'' * 1800, October 12 – USS ''Boston'' captures the

corvette ''Berceau'' (

) * 1800, October 25 – USS ''Enterprise'' captures French privateer ''Flambeau'' (

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First Barbary War

* 1801, August 1 – United States Navy warship USS ''Enterprise'' captures

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Napoleonic Wars

* 1803, May 18 – captures the on the first day of the war. * 1803, July 7 – French privateer captures the British privateer * 1803, July 16 – captures French brig-corvette ''Lodi''. * 1803, August 13 – French privateer ''Bellone'' captures the

''Lord Nelson'' * 1803, August 17 – HMS ''Racoon'' destroys French naval brig ''Mutine''. * 1803, August 27 – recaptures the

''Lord Nelson'' * 1803, October 15 – The British slave ship captures the French slave ship ''Braave'' * 1803 –

repels an attack by a French privateer * 1804, January 24 – repels an attack by a French privateer * 1804, February 5 – engages the 22-gun French privateer ''Grande Decide''. * 1804, March 21 – French privateer ''Blonde'' captures and sinks HMS ''Wolverine''. * 1804, March 9 – French privateer ''Grande Decide'' captures British merchantman * 1804, March 25 or 28 – captures French privateer ''Egyptienne'' * 1804, April – A French privateer captures the slave ship and takes her and her cargo of slaves into Guadeloupe * 1804, May 12 – A French privateer captures the slave ship * 1804, June 21 – unsuccessfully engages the Guadeloupe privateer ''Buonaparte''. * 1804, July 15 – French privateer ''Dame Ambert'' captures HMS ''Lilly'' * 1804, July 31 – captures French privateer ''Hirondelle'' * 1804, August 4 – French privateer captures the West Indiaman * 1804, August 14 – captures English merchantman * 1804, August 5 – Merchantman repels attack by French privateer ''General Ernouf'' * 1804, January 26 – Merchantman ''Scarborough'' repels attack by a French privateer * 1804, September 12 – captures Dutch merchantman ''Swift'' * 1804, December 27 – Slave ship repels an attack by a French privateer * 1804, late – Slave ship repels an attack by a French privateer * 1805, February – the whaler unsuccessfully attacks a Batavian vessel * 1805, February 2 – Slave ship repels an attack by a French privateer * 1805, February 8 – captures French privateer ''Dame Ernouf'' * 1805, February 13 – captures French frigate ''Psyche'' * 1805, March 10 – Private ship of war captures the Spanish private ship of war ''Felicity''/''Felicidad'' * 1805, March 20 – French privateer ''Général Ernouf'' explodes during an engagement with * 1805, May 16 – The French privateer ''Hirondelle'' captures * 1805, July 19 – captures * 1805, August 10 – captures * 1805, August 16 – vs the * 1805, October 13 – Spanish merchantman ''Nuestra Senora de Isiar'' (alias ''Joaquina''), captures British privateer * 1805, October 20 – British privateer fails to capture a Spanish privateer brig * 1805, November – vs * 1805, November 4 – French privateer ''Creole'' captures slaver and merchantman * 1805, November 28 – Inconclusive engagement between the French privateer ''Bellone'' and the

* 1805, November 30 – a French privateer captures the slave ship * 1806, January 23 – French privateer captures and sinks * 1806, February 15 – captures the French letter of marque ''Princess Murat'' * 1806, February – French privateer ''Hebe'' captures British merchantman * 1806, March 3–4 – vs. an unknown British post ship * 1806, May 11 – French ship ''Abeille'' captures * 1806, May 14 – vs French ''Minerve'' * 1806, May 25 – Merchant ship repels attack by French privateer ''Fairey'' * 1806, June 21 – captures the

at * 1806, July 19 – HMS ''Blanche'' captures French ''Guerrière'' * 1806, August 2 – The fireship repels an attack by the French privateer lugger ''Elize'' * 1806, October 25 – Spanish privateer mistico ''Generalísimo'' captures HM gunboat ''Hannah'' * 1806, October 26 – captures the French privateer ''Superbe'' * 1806, December 29 – captures French privateer ''Deux Frères'' * 1807, January 3 – captures the French privateer ''Favorite'' * 1807, March 14 – French privateer ''Alerte'' captures merchantman * 1807, April 25 – French privateer ''Dame Villaret'' captures * 1807, August 19 – captures the Danish frigate ''Fredericksvaern''. * 1807, September 9 – A French privateer captures the British slave ship * 1807, October 1 – British packet ship captures the French privateer ''Jeune Richard''. (

) * 1807, October 17 – captures the French privateer schooner ''Tape a L’Oeil''. * 1807, December 3 – has an inconclusive engagement with French privateer ''Revanche''. * 1808, March 2 – HMS ''Sappho'' captures Danish privateer ''Admiral Yawl'' * 1808, March 6–8 – HMS ''San Fiorenzo'' captures French frigate ''Piémontaise'' * 1808, March 7 – A French privateer captures the slave ship * 1808, March 14 – HDMS ''Lougen'' engages in an inconclusive action with * 1808, May 11 and 12 – vs French 16-gun brig of war ''Requin'', later captured by * 1808, June 24 – captures the Russian cutter ''Opyt'' * 1808, July 5 and 6 – captures Turkish frigate ''Badere Zaffer'' * 1808, July 16&17 – repelled a Spanish and a French privateer in two separate single-ship actions. * 1808, August 11 – HMS ''Comet'' captures French corvette ''Sylphe'' * 1808, September 6 – HMS ''Recruit'' vs French corvette ''Diligente'' * 1808, September 29 – French navy corvette ''Départment-des-Landes'' captures * 1808, October 3 – French brig ''Palinure'' captures HMS ''Carnation'' * 1809, August 7 – The Liverpool merchantman repels an attack by a French privateer * 1809, late – The Liverpool merchantman repels an attack by a French privateer * 1810, January 11 – captures French brig ''Oreste'' * 1810, 10 February – captures the Dutch naval vessel * 1810, August 10 – His Majesty's Hired armed cutter ''Queen Charlotte'' drives off a substantially larger and more heavily armed French vessel. * 1810, August 22 – the British letter of marque merchantman repels an attack by a French privateer * 1810, October 14 – captures the French privateer schooner ''Sans Souci'' * 1810, November 1 – The French privateer captures the merchant ship ''Leander'' * 1811, early – captures an Ottoman polacca off Samos * 1811, September 11 – captures the Dutch brig ''Zephyr'' off Manado * 1812, February 22 – captures in Battle of Pirano * 1812, July 21 – captures the French privateer ''Ville de Caen'' * 1812, December 1 – French privateer ''Sans Souci'' captures the South Seas whaler ''Frederick'' * 1812, December 18 – repels an attack by a French privateer * 1812, December 29 – captures the French privateer lugger ''Rusé'' * 1813, February 7 – and the French frigate ''Aréthuse'' engage in an inconclusive but sanguinary four-hour night battle * 1813, September 10 – French privateer cutter ''Renard'' destroys the schooner * 1813, October 9 – captures the French privateer

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* 1814, January 6 – the West Indiaman repels an attack by a Carthaginian privateer just outside Havana * 1814, March 27 – captures French frigate ''Étoile'' * 1815, May 30 – HMS ''Rivoli'' captures the French frigate off Naples.

War of 1812

* 1807, June 22 Chesapeake–Leopard affair – boards USS ''Chesapeake'' * 1811, May 16 Little Belt affair – USS ''President'' fires on HMS ''Little Belt'' * 1812, June 18 – USS ''Essex'' captures * 1812, July – the American privateer ''Matilda'' captures the British merchantman ''Ranger'' * 1812, August 1 – the American privateer ''Yankee'' captures and burns the British merchantman * 1812, August 19 – USS ''Constitution'' defeats HMS ''Guerriere'' * 1812, August 22 – HMS ''Barbados'' defeats US Revenue Cutter ''James Madison'' * 1812, September 8 – French privateer brig ''Diligent'' (or ''Diligente'' or ''Diligence'') captures the schooner * 1812, September 16 – American privateer captures the packet * 1812, October 18 – USS ''Wasp'' defeats * 1812, October 18 – defeats USS ''Wasp'' * 1812, October 25 – captures * 1812, November 2 – British letter-of-marque repels US privateer ''Retaliation'' * 1812, November 21 – Merchantman repels attack by American privateer brig ''Alfred'' * 1812, November 22 – captures USS ''Vixen'' * 1812, December 11 – American privateer ''Saratoga'' captures the British letter of marque in the

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* 1812, December 29 – USS ''Constitution'' destroys * 1812, December – British merchantman repels attack by privateer ''Alexander'', of Salem * 1813, January 17 – captures * 1813, January 1 – The Falmouth packet repels an attack by an American privateer * 1813, January 25 – The American privateer captures the merchantman * 1813, February 24 – USS ''Hornet'' defeats * 1813, March 11 – and the American privateer have an inconclusive engagement * 1813, March 22 – The British letter of marque captures the American privateer ''Matilda'' * 1813, April – The American letter of marque captures the British armed merchantman ''Malvina'' * 1813, April 14 – The American privateer captures, plunders, and releases the Falmouth Post Office Packet Service's * 1813, April 13 – The American privateer ''Yorktown'' captures the Falmouth packet * 1813, May 23 – vs. Virginia privateer schooner ''Roger'' * 1813, May 23 – The American privateer '' Young Teazer'' captures the Falmouth packet * 1813, May 28 – captures the whaler * 1813, June 1 – captures USS ''Chesapeake'' in the

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* 1813, June 9 – The Falmouth Post Office Packet Service's repels an attack by an American privateer * 1813, June 24 – American privateer ''Yorktown'' captures * 1813, August 5 – Privateer ''Decatur'' captures * 1813, August 14 – captures USS ''Argus'' * 1813, September 5 – USS ''Enterprise'' captures * 1813, September 23 – USS ''President'' captures * 1813, October 22 – US Revenue Cutter ''Vigilant'' defeats Canadian privateer ''Dart'' * 1813, December 14 – repels an attack by a 20-gun American privateer schooner * 1813, December 25 – captures USS ''Vixen II'' * 1814, January 11 – British merchantman drives off the American privateer ''Comet'' * 1814, February – captures American privateer-brig ''Alfred'' * 1814, February 14 – USS ''Constitution'' destroys * 1814, March 14 – repels an attack by the American privateer ''Jacob Johns'' * 1814, March 28 – captures USS ''Essex'' in the Battle of Valparaiso * 1814, April 19 – The American privateer General Armstrong captures the British letter-of-marque * 1814, April 20 – , with approaching, captures USS ''Frolic'' * 1814, April 29 – USS ''Peacock'' captures * 1814, May 1 – Falmouth packet repels attack by American privateer * 1814, June 22 – captures USS ''Rattlesnake'' * 1814, June 28 – USS ''Wasp'' captures HMS ''Reindeer'' * 1814, July 12 – American privateer ''Syren'' captures * 1814, July 12 – captures USS ''Syren'' * 1814, August 17 – The transport repels an attack by the U.S. privateer ''York'' * 1814, September 1 – USS ''Wasp'' sinks * 1814, October – The packet ship repelled an attach by a U.S. privateer * 1814, October 11 – defeats the US Revenue Cutter ''Eagle'' * 1814, October 11 – American privateer '' Prince de Neufchatel'' resists * 1814, December 20 – captures the American letter of marque ''Java'' * 1815, January 15 – defeats USS ''President'' * 1815, January 28 – American privateer ''Surprise'' captures the British merchantman ''Star'' * 1815, February 9 – American privateer ''Kemp'' captures the Post Office Packet Service's packet * 1815, February 11 – Post-office packet ship repels an American privateer * 1815, March 8 – captures the American privateer ''Avon'' * 1815, March 15 – American privateer ''Roger'' captures the British packet ship * 1815, March 23 – USS ''Hornet'' captures * 1815, June 15 – USS ''Peacock'' captures ''Nautilus'', a brig of the Bombay Marine of the East India Company

Argentine War of Independence

* 1825, January 25 – Buenos Aires privateer ''Tupac Amaru'' (ex-US ''Regent'') captures the Spanish merchantman

Suppression of the slave trade

* 1826, March 20 – ''Nettuno'', a Brazilian slave ship and prize to , repels the pirate brig ''Caroline'' * 1828, April 2 – captures ''Providentia'' * 1828, May 1 – HMS ''Black Joke'' captures ''Presidenté'' * 1829, February 1 – HMS ''Black Joke'' captures ''Almirante'' * 1829, June 5 – captures ''Voladora'' * 1829, June 26 – captures ''Midas'' * 1830, September 7 – captures ''Veloz Passagera'' (

) * 1832, June 3 – captures the slaver ''Aquila'' off Cuba

Texas Revolution

* 1835, June 15 – USRC ''Ingham'' engages the Mexican schooner ''Montezuma''. * 1836, March 6 – Texas schooner ''Liberty'' captures the Mexican schooner ''Pelicano'' * 1836, April 3 – Texas schooner ''Invincible''

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the Mexican schooner ''Montezuma''.

War of the Confederation

* 1837, February 5 – Chilean brig ''Aquiles'', which kept the port of

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blocked, attacked the Confederate schooner ''Yanacocha'' and forced her to return to her anchorage. * 1838, January 18 – Chilean corvette ''Libertad'' captured the Confederate corvette ''Confederación'' on the coast of Callao.

First Schleswig War

* 1849, June 27 – Prussian paddle steamer duels inconclusively with Danish brig off Brusterort

Crimean War

* 1853, November 17 – Russian steam frigate ''Vladimir'' captures Turkish/Egyptian steam frigate '' Pervaz Bahri'' in the Black Sea

American Civil War

* 1861, July 18 – USS ''St. Lawrence''

privateer ''Petrel'' off

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, South Carolina * 1863, January 11 – CSS ''Alabama''

USS ''Hatteras'' off Galveston Island, Texas * 1864, June 19 – USS ''Kearsarge''

CSS ''Alabama'' off Cherbourg, France * 1864, October 7 – USS ''Wachusett'' captures CSS ''Florida'' in Bahia Harbour, Brazil

Chincha Islands War

* 1865, November 26 – Chilean corvette ''Esmeralda'' captured the Spanish schooner ''Virgen de Covadonga''. (

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Franco-Prussian War

* 1870, November 7 – French aviso fights German gunboat off Havana. (

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Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878

* 1877, July 23 – Ottoman central battery ironclad ''Feth-i Bülend'' duels inconclusively with Russian auxiliary cruiser ''Vesta'' in the Black Sea.

War of the Pacific

* 1879, May 21 – Peruvian ironclad ''Huáscar'' sinks Chilean corvette . (

) * 1879, May 21 – Chilean schooner , in the midst of the struggle, caused the to run aground. (

) * 1879, July 10 – Inconclusive engagement in Iquique between the and the Peruvian ironclad ''Huáscar''. * 1880, April 4 – Inconclusive engagement in Tocopilla between the small Chilean steamer ''Taltal'' and the armed Peruvian transport ''Oroya''.

Spanish–American War

* 1898, April 25 – Spanish gunboat ''Ligera'' repulses an attack by American torpedo boat USS ''Foote'' (

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Venezuelan Civil War

* 1902, February 7 – Rebel auxiliary cruiser ''Libertador'' sinks Venezuelan gunboat ''General Crespo''.

Mexican Revolution

* 1914, March 31 –

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gunboat ''Guerrero'' sinks Constitutionalist gunboat ''Tampico'' at the Third Battle of Topolobampo * 1914, June 16 –

gunboat ''Guerrero'' sinks Constitutionalist gunboat ''Tampico'' at the Fourth Battle of Topolobampo

World War I

* 1914, August 4 - British light cruiser HMS ''Bristol'' indecisively engages German light cruiser SMS ''Karlsruhe'' * 1914, August 26 – British cruiser defeats German auxiliary cruiser in the Battle of Río de Oro * 1914, September 9 – British gunboat HMS ''Dwarf'' engages German armed yacht ''Herzogin Elisabeth'' in an action in the

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* 1914, September 14 – British armed merchantman HMS ''Carmania'' sinks German auxiliary cruiser in an engagement off

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in the South Atlantic * 1914, September 16 – British gunboat HMS ''Dwarf'' sinks German customs cutter ''Nachtigal'' in an action in the

* 1914, September 20 – In the Battle of Zanzibar, the German cruiser attacks and sinks the British cruiser while it is in harbour for repairs. * 1914, November 9 – Australian light cruiser defeats German light cruiser in the

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. * 1915, June 2 – British gunboat ''HMS Odin'' damages Ottoman gunboat ''Marmaris'' which beaches itself off Amarah in the Tigris River. * 1915, August 8 – German auxiliary cruiser SMS ''Meteor'' sinks British Armed Boarding Steamer ''Ramsey'' off Fair Isle * 1917, February 26 – British gunboat ''HMS Mantis'' damages Ottoman gunboat ''Doğan'' which runs aground near Al Aziziyah. * 1917, March 10 – German auxiliary cruiser sinks New Zealand freighter ''Otaki'' but is seriously damaged

Russian Civil War

* 1920, May 3 – Soviet floating battery ''Krasnaya Zarya'' engages French sloop ''Le Scarpe'' off Ochakov, damaging her and forcing her surrender.

World War II

* 1940, July 13 – German auxiliary cruiser '' Atlantis'' sinks British liner after a short action in the Indian Ocean. * 1940, July 28 – German auxiliary cruiser '' Thor'' indecisively engages British armed merchant cruiser HMS ''Alcantara''. * 1940, November 5 – German heavy cruiser sinks convoy escort armed merchant cruiser in the North Atlantic. * 1940, November 9 – The Free French '' aviso'' '' Savorgnan de Brazza'' sinks her sister ship, Vichy French ''aviso'' '' Bougainville'', off

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. * 1940, December 5 – German auxiliary cruiser ''Thor'' drives off and mauls British auxiliary cruiser . * 1941, February 27 – sinks Italian auxiliary cruiser ''Ramb I'' in a brief engagement off the Maldives. * 1941, April 4 – German auxiliary cruiser ''Thor'' sinks British armed merchant cruiser HMS ''Voltaire'' in an engagement off the

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islands. * 1941, May 8 – The British heavy cruiser sinks German auxiliary cruiser in an engagement off the Seychelles. * 1941, November 19 – The German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran and Australian light cruiser sink each other near Western Australia. * 1942, April 1 – German auxiliary cruiser ''Thor'' sinks British freighter ''Willesden'' after a brief action. * 1942, June 6 – German auxiliary cruiser sinks the tanker SS ''Stanvac Calcutta'' in the South Atlantic. * 1942, July 20 – German auxiliary cruiser ''Thor'' sinks British reefer ''Indus'' in a brief action. * 1942, September 27 – German auxiliary cruiser and American Liberty ship sink each other in the South Atlantic. * 1943, October 31 – November 1 – and engage in a pitched battle ending with ''Borie'' ramming the submarine. Both ships are lost.

Ecuadorian–Peruvian War

* 1941, July 25 – Ecuadorian gunboat '' Abdón Calderón'' duels inconclusively with Peruvian destroyer ''Almirante Villar'' off Jambeli

Korean War

* 1950, June 25 – ROKS ''Baekdusan'' sinks a North Korean troop transport in Battle of Korea Strait * 1950, September 10 – ROKS ''PC-703''

North Korean minelayer

Vietnam War

* 1968, March 1 – USCGC ''Winona''

North Vietnamese naval trawler ''T-A''

Sri Lankan Civil War

* 2003, March 10 – sinks LTTE logistic vessel MV ''Koimer'' off Mullaitivu

Anti-piracy off Somalia

* 18 November 2008 – INS ''Taber'' sinks the trawler ''Ekawat Nava 5'', which Somali pirates had captured. * 29 March 2009 – German naval tanker ''Spessart'' engages and repulses a Somali pirate skiff. * 10 April 2010 – sinks a Somali pirate skiff in a brief action. * 28 January 2011 – INS ''Cankarso'' sinks Somali pirate trawler ''Prantalay 14'' off Minicoy Island. (

) * 22 March 2011 – HMAS ''Stuart'' destroys a Somali pirate skiff being towed by the pirated . * 26 March 2011 – Indian off-shore patrol vessel INS ''Suvarna'' captures pirated trawler MV ''Mortaza'' * 12 May 2011 – USS ''Stephen W. Groves'' sinks Somali pirate longliner ''Jih Chun Tsai 68'' in the Indian Ocean off Somalia. * 12 May 2011 – HDMS ''Esbern Snare'' sinks Somali pirate dhow FV ''NN Iran'' * 22 November 2011 –

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duels inconclusively with a Somali pirate skiff. * 12 January 2012 – captures a Somali pirate skiff

Anti-piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

* 28 August 2012 – Pirated tanker ''Energy Centurian'' fights off a Togolese navy patrol vessel and escapes. * 19 February 2016 – Nigerian frigate NNS ''Okpabana'' captures the pirated tanker ''Elvis-3'' in the Gulf of Guinea in a contested boarding action.

Second Libyan Civil War

* 6 April 2017 – A Libyan Coast Guard vessel captures a migrant smuggling vessel after an action off Zawiya.

Anti-piracy off Venezuela

* 30 March 2020 – Cruise-liner RCGS ''Resolute'' inadvertently sinks Venezuelan Patrol Boat ''Naiguatá'' after being attacked by ''Naiguatá'' in international waters.

References

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