The Prince of Orange's son expected the surrendered fleet to become his, but Britain removed the unreliable crews, installed prize crews, and sailed the useful warships to England. He received five derelict frigates in a ceremonial handover instead; volunteer crews brought four to England while one foundered with loss of life. The Vlieter surrender removed eight ships of the line. Together, Camperdown, Saldanha Bay, and Vlieter cost the Batavian Republic twenty ships of the line to Britain. The losses stripped away a large share of the fleet without requiring the Royal Navy to destroy it in battle. Britain retained control of the useful warships despite accepting their surrender in the prince's name.
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The captured fleet accelerates Dutch naval collapse
Britain takes the useful ships as prizes, leaving the Prince of Orange only derelict frigates and the Batavian Navy with another devastating loss.