What the records say
- When
- 7 Mar 1778
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 13.19° N, 59.46° W
- Description
- 1778 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Battle off Barbados
1778 battle of the American Revolutionary War
The Battle off Barbados was fought in March 1778 during the American Revolutionary War. While escorting a fleet of American ships in the West Indies, the frigate USS Randolph was attacked by the British ship-of-the-line HMS Yarmouth. The following action resulted in America's most costly naval defeat, in terms of human lives, until the sinking of USS Arizona in 1941.
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