 Conn even managed to rescue his prize, the "San Juan Nepomuceno" being one of only four captured enemy ships to survive the storm.Following the battle, in which "Dreadnought" suffered 33 casualties, Conn continued in service taking over the massive 112 gun and then the 120 gun as flag captain before moving as a commodore to the West Indies in in 1810.Admiral's rank and the honours which came with it were surely not far away when tragedy struck on 4 May when during the chase of a small French ship near Bermuda, Conn became over-eager, slipped and fell overboard.