At about 9:30 pm, "Dictator" unleashed a 15-minute barrage against "Najaden" that amounted to some four tons of ordnance. The barrage broke her main mast almost immediately and caused a fire on the ship. "Dictator" proceeded to bombard the two Danish brigs anchored nearby, causing them to lower their colours and surrender at 21:47 pm. The British captured "Laaland" and "Kiel" as prizes but abandoned them after the two vessels grounded. The British did not set fire to either as they still had their crews and wounded aboard. "Najaden" listed to port and started taking on water through the gun ports; the fire spread to the powder magazine and the ship detonated at 22:10 pm. Within 45 minutes, "Najaden" had sunk, having suffered 133 dead and 82 wounded. Captain Holm survived, only to drown in an accident a few months later.