 Two days later, the Battle of Ballast Point took place.Near modern-day Lowry Park Zoo, the Union troops surprised, captured, and burned two of James McKay's notorious ships, the blockade runner "Scottish Chief", a steamship, and the sloop "Kate Dale" a few miles up the river.Escaping capture by mere minutes, with members of his crew in tow, McKay sped to the city of Tampa and warned all of the landing party and the fate of his ships.