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Single-ship action
Extracted from the Wikipedia article List of single-ship actions.
A single-ship action is a naval engagement fought between two warships of opposing sides, excluding submarine engagements; it is called so because there is a single ship on each side. The following is a list of notable single-ship actions. Single-ship actionsAnglo-Spanish War1579, March 1 – Golden Hind captures the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de la Concepción.Third Anglo-Dutch War1674, February 13 – HMS Tyger captures Schaeckerloo (part of the Dutch fleet that conducted the Dutch Raid on North America) outside Cádiz.Golden Age of Piracy1720, October 22 – A British merchant sloop commanded by former privateer Jonathan Barnetcaptures the pirate sloop William and its owner John Rackham.War of the Austrian Succession1743, June 20 – HMS Centurion captures the Spanish treasure galleon Nuestra Señora de la Covadonga1746, 21 January – HMS Granado captures the French privateer MarianneSeven Years War1761, 1 January – HMS Trent captures the French merchant frigate Bien Aimé.American Revolutionary War1776, July 27 – USS Reprisal and HMS Shark have an inconclusive engagement1777, 12 July – British merchantman Pole repulses the privateer American Tartar1778, April 24 –