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Great Britain (Royal Navy) - Naval Sailor Service 1755-1788 | |||
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| British Frigate Squadron | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : Iris (32)
1777-1781 British 32 Gun 6th Rate Frigate | George DawsonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1755-1788 | Fleet Flagship Captured | |
| Name : Richmond (32)
1757-1781 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | Captured | ||
Royaume de France (Marine Royale) | |||
| French Frigate Squadron | |||
| Ship Name | Commander | Notes | |
| Name : L'Aigrette (30)
1756-1789 French 30 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | Chevalier Jean-Baptiste Prevost de Sansac de TraversayFrench Naval Sailor Service 1768-1828 | ||
In the aftermath of the Battle of the Chesapeake, Admirals Graves and Hood left the Chesapeake waters; the French set a solid screen of fast frigates to intercept enemy shipping. Prior to retreating, Hood dispatched two frigates, Iris and Richmond, to General Cornwallis in Yorktown. On 9 September 1781, four French frigates intercepted them; Richmond fell back and surrendered first, then the French frigate Aigrette, under Captain Traversay, captured Iris. Traversay boarded Iris, assumed command and held it till the end of war.