The "Fanny" disrupted British shipping and captured a few vessels, which won Kendrick a degree of fame and wealth. In August, 1777, the "Fanny" and another privateer, "General Mercer", captured two West Indiaman ships full of valuable cargo, the "Hanover Planter" and the "Clarendon", after a battle with two 28-gun frigates. The captured ships were taken to Nantes in mid-August, 1777, causing an international stir. France had not yet joined the war and the prizes tested France's neutrality. The incident helped expedite France's decision to join the war against Britain.