Battle off Carrickfergus

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The Battle off Carrickfergus was a 1778 naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War in which the Continental Navy sloop-of-war USS Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones, fought and captured the British warship HMS Drake near the coast of Ireland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military engagement
naval battle
associatedWith John Paul Jones
belligerent Continental Navy
Royal Navy
combatant Great Britain
United States of America
surface form: United States
commandedBy John Paul Jones
conflict American Revolutionary War
conflictType ship-to-ship action
countryOfLocation Ireland
date 1778
era 18th century
hasParticipant HMS Drake
USS Ranger
location near the coast of Ireland
off Carrickfergus
navalTheater Irish Sea
notableFor first major American naval victory in European waters
opponentCommander George Burdon
outcome capture of HMS Drake by USS Ranger
partOf Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War
surface form: Atlantic naval operations of the American Revolutionary War
result American victory
shipInvolved HMS Drake
USS Ranger
shipTypeOnAmericanSide sloop-of-war
shipTypeOnBritishSide sloop-of-war
theater European waters
tookPlaceNear Carrickfergus
surface form: Carrickfergus, County Antrim
year 1778

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USS Ranger battle Battle off Carrickfergus