The damaged rudder foils Robin's attempt to tack and she winds up in irons. Swan takes advantage of her misfortune and rakes her, damaging the hull above and below the waves.
Still struggling to escape being in irons, Robin drifts backwards. Both Americans fire. Robin cleanly misses, but Finch's broadside strikes Swan's rudder.
Things start to go extremely pear-shaped for the British. Swan's damaged rudder swings her to port before the crew can react, and she plants herself firmly on Garrett Island. Her broadside during the grounding is entirely ineffectual.
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