Two hours and 30 minutes into the action, Lawrence was a battered wreck with her last gun silenced. Ariel, Scorpion, and Caledonia remained in action as the fresh Niagara finally hauled up to join in the close action. At that point, Perry shifted his flag to Niagara and charged to break the British line of battle. Lawrence, with but 14 effective seamen, struck her colors soon after Perry crossed over to Niagara. The British were never able to take possession of her, though, because Niagara succeeded admirably in breaking the British line and raking three of their ships to port and the other three to starboard. Meanwhile, Ariel and Scorpion provided what amounted to a crossfire on the three ships to Niagaras portside. Within 15 minutes of his line being broken, Barclay, his major units in shambles, lowered his flag in surrender. Two of the smaller British ships tried to flee, but Scorpion and shepherded them back later that night. Throughout the battle, Ariel lost only one man killed and three wounded. On the night of 11 September, both squadrons entered Put-in-Bay.
