Months after the battle, Admiral Graves escorted captured French ships toward Britain. The convoy encountered the 1782 Central Atlantic hurricane off Newfoundland. Ville de Paris, Glorieux, and Hector were lost along with several British vessels. Many sailors and prisoners died, so ships secured in battle never became lasting additions to the Royal Navy. The episode shows weather overturning the material results of victory long after the gunfire ended.
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The 1782 hurricane destroyed ships won at the Saintes
Several French prizes and British escorts foundered while Admiral Graves brought the captured ships home.