ered ▁his ▁ship ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁wind ▁so ▁Dec atur ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁over ha ul ▁Domin ica ▁and ▁carry ▁out ▁a ▁third ▁attempt ▁at ▁board ing . ▁It ▁was ▁about ▁ 3 : 3 0 ▁pm ▁when ▁Captain ▁Dir on ▁ordered ▁his ▁board ers ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁going ▁over ▁the ▁side . ▁At ▁the ▁last ▁moment , ▁Dir on ▁moved ▁his ▁ship ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁bow ▁spr it ▁of ▁Dec atur ▁was ▁heading ▁directly ▁for ▁Domin icas ▁stern . ▁The ▁two ▁ships ▁coll ided ▁and ▁Dir on ' s ▁j ib ▁bo om ▁pie ced ▁B aret te ' s ▁main s ail . ▁The ▁Americans ▁were ▁then ▁able ▁to ▁board ▁and ▁gain ▁control ▁of ▁Domin icas ▁deck , ▁forcing ▁her ▁colors ▁down ▁and ▁ending ▁the ▁fight . ▁ ▁After math ▁The ▁Americans ▁had ▁five ▁dead ▁and ▁fifteen ▁wounded . ▁Lieutenant ▁B aret te ▁was ▁mort ally ▁wounded ▁but ▁continued ▁fighting ▁with ▁sword ▁in ▁hand ▁until ▁he ▁died . ▁In ▁all , ▁th ir teen ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁sail ors ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁action , ▁forty - se ven ▁others ▁were ▁wounded , ▁five ▁mort ally . ▁Domin ica ▁and ▁Dec atur ▁were ▁both ▁heavily ▁dam aged ▁but ▁Dec atur ▁managed ▁to ▁bring ▁Domin ica ▁into ▁Char l eston , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later . ▁Captain ▁Dir on ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁hero ▁for ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁private er ▁command ers ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁prize ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁war ship ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁Dir on ▁was ▁already