"Najaden" went into the narrow sound of Lyngør where she anchored between Holmen and Odden, detaching most of her supporting vessels to fight "Podargus" and "Flamer". Captain Holm assumed that the "Dictator" could not follow down the narrow sound, and assumed that the attack would come from smaller vessels and over Holmen, and set his broadside towards Holmen. However, Steward sailed into the sound, dropped an anchor behind him, and ran ashore with his broadside perpendicular to the sound. Using his anchor line for leverage, he positioned "Dictator" to set its broadside against "Najaden" at a range of 35–40 meters. Unable to turn, "Najaden" had its broadside pointing away from the opposing ship and was dead in the water.