 Early in 1782 , she sailed to the West Indies as part of Admiral Sir George Rodney 's squadron , with Rear @-@ Admiral Sir Samuel Hood as his second in command . On 9 April , the Battle of the Saintes began with an indecisive skirmish , in which the ships of the vanguard division , under Hood 's command , were badly damaged and forced to withdraw to make repairs . On 12 April , Agamemnon took part in the second action , which proved much more decisive . Over the course of the battle , Agamemnon had 2 lieutenants and 14 crewmen killed , and 22 others were wounded . 
