On the night of 1 September , during a bout of stormy weather , several Norwegian vessels were driven Motion aground on the Ayrshire coast , near present-day Largs .

On that day , `` Virginia '' was able to destroy Destroying two ships of the federal flotilla , and , and was about to attack Attack a third , , which had run Self_motion aground .

After hard fighting Hostile_encounter , the British fleet sank or ran aground six French ships , captured Conquering one and scattered Dispersal the rest , giving Giving the Royal Navy one of its greatest victories , and ending Process_end the threat Terrorism of French invasion for good .

In the ensuing Battle of Gravelines , the Spanish fleet was further damaged Damaging and was in risk of running Self_motion aground on the Dutch coast when the wind changed Change .

It ran Motion aground in shallow water while chasing Self_motion the packet ship `` Hannah '' on June 9 near Gaspee Point in Warwick , Rhode Island .