List of single-ship actions explained
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 actions
Anglo-Spanish War
Third Anglo-Dutch War
Golden Age of Piracy
- 1720, October 20 – British sloop 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 (details)
- 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 Battle of Lake Pontchartrain.
- 1779, September 14 – defeats the Spanish frigate Santa Mónica. (details)
- 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. (details)
- 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 carronade.(details)
- 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. (details)
- 1781, September 6 – American privateer Congress captures the British sloop . (details)
- 1781, October 10 – the British privateer Goodrich has an inconclusive engagement with the American letter of marque St James
- 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. (details)
- 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 . (details)
- 1783, January 20 – captures the Dutch privateer Flushinger
- 1783, January 22 – HMS Hussar captures the French frigate Sybille. (details)
French Revolutionary Wars
- 1793, May 13 – and Citoyenne Française conduct an inconclusive but sanguinary engagement
- 1793, June 18 – captures the (details)
- 1793, September 3 – French frigate Citoyen captures and ransoms the Guineaman Courier.
- 1793, December 1 – The British packet ship Antelope captures the French privateer Atlante.
- 1794, May 29 – recaptures (details)
- 1794, July 28 – French privateer Guillotine captures merchant vessel
- 1794, September 5 – Merchantmen repulses Républicaine
- 1794, September 25 – Merchantman repulses a French privateer
- 1794, September – Enslaving ship repels attack by French privateer Pervie
- 1795 – The enslaving 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 enslaving ship Lord Stanley repels an attack by a French 12-gun schooner privateer
- 1796, January – A French privateer captures the enslaving ship
- 1796, September – The enslaving ship repels an attack by a French 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 enslaving 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.(details)
- 1798, August 7 – captures the Genoese pirate Liguria
- 1798, September 18 – A French privateer captures the West Indiaman 1798, September 27 – The French privateer President Parker captures the Guineaman 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 East Indiaman 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, March 31 – French privateer Minerve captures the United States letter of marque Minerva
- 1800, August 20 – captures the French ship Vengeance
- 1800, October 7 – French privateer Confiance captures British East Indiaman Kent
- 1800, October 8 – captures the French privateer Quidproquo
- 1800, October – American merchant ship Rebecca repels French privateer Malartic
- 1800, November 11 – East Indiaman Phoenix captures French privateer Malartic.
- 1800, November 13 – defeats and drives off the French privateer Bellone
- 1800, November 13 – captures the privateer brig
- 1800, November 22 - repels a French privateer off Muscat
- 1801, January 17 – The French privateer captures the Guineaman 1801, February 19 – captures the (details)
- 1801, March 5 – French privateer Gironde captures the 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
- 1801, May 6 – captures Spanish xebec frigate El Gamo (Details)*
- 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 Hispaniola.
- 1801, November 20 – A Spanish frigate of 44 guns captures the Liverpool privateer General Keppel
Quasi-War
First Barbary War
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 East Indiaman Lord Nelson
- 1803, August 17 – HMS Racoon destroys French naval brig Mutine.
- 1803, August 27 – recaptures the East Indiaman Lord Nelson
- 1803, October 15 – The British slave ship captures the French slave ship Braave
- 1803 – Guineaman 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 East Indiaman 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 East Indiaman at -26.2167°N -101°W
- 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. (details)
- 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
- 1811, October 29 – The French privateer Epervier captured the packet off Guernsey
- 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 Neptune
- 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 Battle of La Guaira
- 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, May 30 – The United States privateer Yankee captures the British merchant vessel
- 1813, June 1 – captures USS Chesapeake in the Battle of Boston Harbor
- 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, 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, April 27 – USS Hornet escapes after mistakenly engaging .
- 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 (details)
- 1832, June 3 – captures the slaver Aquila off Cuba
Texas Revolution
War of the Confederation
- 1837, February 5 – Chilean brig Aquiles, which kept the port of Callao 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
Chincha Islands War
Franco-Prussian War
- 1870, November 7 – French aviso fights German gunboat off Havana. (details)
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 . (details)
- 1879, May 21 – Chilean schooner, in the midst of the struggle, caused the to run aground. (details)
- 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.[2]
Spanish–American War
- 1898, April 25 – Spanish gunboat Ligera repulses an attack by American torpedo boat USS Foote (details)
Venezuelan Civil War
- 1902, February 7 – Rebel auxiliary cruiser Libertador sinks Venezuelan gunboat General Crespo.[3]
Mexican Revolution
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 Wouri River[4]
- 1914, September 14 – British armed merchantman HMS Carmania sinks German auxiliary cruiser in an engagement off Trindade Island in the South Atlantic
- 1914, September 16 – British gunboat HMS Dwarf sinks German customs cutter Nachtigal in an action in the Wouri River
- 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 Battle of Cocos.
- 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 the British armed merchant cruiser.
- 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 Libreville.
- 1940, December 5 – German auxiliary cruiser Thor damages British auxiliary cruiser HMS .
- 1941, February 27 – sinks Italian auxiliary cruiser Ramb I in the Action of 27 February 1941, a brief engagement off the Maldives.
- 1941, April 4 – German auxiliary cruiser Thor sinks the British armed merchant cruiser HMS Voltaire in the Action of 4 April 1941 off the Cape Verde islands.
- 1941, May 8 – The British heavy cruiser sinks German auxiliary cruiser in the Action of 8 May 1941 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 Action of 6 June 1942 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 Stier and American Liberty ship sink each other in the South Atlantic.
- 1943, October 31 – November 1 – and engage, ending when Borie rammed the U-boat; both ships sank.
Ecuadorian–Peruvian War
- 1941, July 25 – Ecuadorian gunboat Abdón Calderón duels inconclusively with Peruvian destroyer Almirante Villar off Jambeli
Korean War
Vietnam War
Sri Lankan Civil War
- 2003, March 10 – sinks LTTE logistic vessel MV Koimer off Mullaitivu
Anti-piracy off Somalia
Anti-piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
- 28 August 2012 – Pirated tanker Energy Centurian fights off a Togolese navy patrol vessel and escapes.[9]
- 19 February 2016 – Nigerian frigate NNS Okpabana captures the pirated tanker Elvis-3 in the Gulf of Guinea in a contested boarding action.[10]
Second Libyan Civil War
- 6 April 2017 – A Libyan Coast Guard vessel captures a migrant smuggling vessel after an action off Zawiya.[11]
Anti-piracy off Venezuela
See also
Notes and References
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- Sapunar Peric . Pedro . El Mini Combate Naval de Tocopilla . es . Valparaíso, Chile . Academia de Historia Naval y Marítima de Chile . 5 July 2019 .
- Web site: ESCUADRA VENEZOLANA EN TIEMPOS DE CASTRO (1902-1903).
- Book: Corbett, Sir Julian S.. History of the Great War Based on Official Documents. 1. To The Battle of the Falklands, December 1914. 1920. Longmans, Green and Co. . 282.
- Web site: Winona, 1946. Cutters, Craft & U.S. Coast Guard Manned Army & Navy Vessels. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. 8 August 2015.
- Web site: Pirates captured after firing on German naval ship CBC News.
- News: Navy takes its first shot at pirates. Oakes. Dan. 2011-03-26. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2017-06-20. en-US.
- Web site: India's I-Day Gallantry Award Winners & Why (Part 2) - Livefist. 14 August 2011 .
- Web site: Pirates hijack Greek-operated tanker off Togo coast CNN. . 28 August 2012 .
- Web site: West African Navies Coming of Age?. Dirk. Steffen. 7 March 2016. Center for International Maritime Security.
- Web site: 4 suspected people smugglers killed off Libya News24. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170406204143/http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/4-suspected-people-smugglers-killed-off-libya-20170406 . 2017-04-06 .
- News: Cruise ship collision sinks Venezuela navy vessel. 2020-04-03. BBC News. 2020-04-13. en-GB.
