British Fleet
- Calder had fifteen ships of the line (Prince of Wales, Glory, Barfleur, Windsor Castle, Malta, Thunderer, Hero, Repulse, Defiance, Ajax, Warrior, Dragon, Triumph, Agamemnon, and Raisonnable), two frigates (Egyptienne and Sirius), and two smaller vessels.
| Ship | Casualties | Damage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigging | Masts and spars | Hull and others | |||
| Hero (74), Capt. Alan Hyde Gardner | 1 | 4 | Much torn | Foremast and fore spars seriously damaged | Several shots in flotation line |
| Ajax (74), Capt. William Brown | 2 | 16 | Much torn | Topsail spar | A cannon blasted causing battery damages |
| Triumph (74), Capt. Henry Inman | 5 | 6 | Much torn | Topsail spar | Two dismounted cannons |
| Barfleur (98), Capt. George Martin | 3 | 7 | Foremast and fore spar | ||
| Agamemnon (64), Capt. John Harvey | 0 | 3 | Fore spar, mizzen mast and main spar | ||
| Windsor Castle (98), Capt. C. Boyles | 10 | 35 | Much torn | Fore spar and most of foremast, main mast, main spar, foremast and bowsprit | |
| Defiance (74), Capt. Philip Durham | 1 | 7 | Much torn | Spar of top mizzen sail, main mast, spar of foremast | |
| Prince of Wales (98), Flagship of Adm. Calder, Capt. W. Cumming | 3 | 20 | Much torn | Spar of foremast, spar of top mizzen mast and spar of main mast | Rudder completely ripped off |
| Repulse (64), Capt. the Honourable Arthur Kaye Legge | 0 | 4 | Much torn | Bowsprit | |
| Raisonnable (64), Capt. Josias Rowley | 1 | 1 | Several spars | Some encrusted bullets | |
| Dragon (74), Capt. Edward Griffith | 0 | 4 | |||
| Glory (98), Flagship of Rear-Adm. Sir Charles Stirling, Capt. Samuel Warren | 1 | 1 | Much torn | Spar of foremast | |
| Warrior (74), Capt. Samuel Hood Linzee | 0 | 0 | Much torn | Some spars | Shored starboard |
| Thunderer (74), Capt. William Lechmere | 7 | 11 | Much torn | Mizzen mast, and spars of fore and main masts | Several encrusted shots |
| Malta (80), Capt. Edward Buller | 5 | 40 | Much torn | Larger spars, and all masts | |
| Egyptienne (40), Capt. Hon. Charles Fleeming | |||||
| Sirius (36), Capt. William Prowse | |||||
| Nile (lugger), Lieut. John Fennell | |||||
| Frisk (cutter), Lieut. James Nicholson | |||||
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