The gunnery duel lasted from noon until sunset. The only significant casualty among the fleets was the loss of CSS "Curlew", holed at the waterline and beached to avoid sinking; when Roanoke Island was surrendered the next day, she was burned in order to keep her out of Federal hands. One other ship was damaged, but not by enemy action: CSS "Forrest" damaged her screw by running on a submerged obstacle, and was thereafter unable to move under her own power. The remainder of the Mosquito Fleet suffered only minimal damage. They had to retire at the end of the day, with "Forrest" in tow, solely because they had nearly run out of ammunition.