 At one point she also saved 350 men from the sinking who would otherwise have drowned.When his laden ship arrived at Gibraltar, it was ready to sail again in a matter of hours.Thanks to his long and favourable service record, Grindall was made a Rear Admiral of the Blue on 9 November 1805, of the White on 28 April 1808, of the Red on 25 October 1809 and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 2 January 1815, in the general promotion which followed the action on 9 November.