On Sat. 06 Jul 1940 Operation Lever: British Royal Navy Force H under.....
Operation Lever: British Royal Navy Force H under Vice Admiral James Somerville returned to Mers-el-K_bir, Algeria. At dawn, Swordfish aircraft from carrier HMS Ark Royal scored several torpedo hits on French battleship Dunkerque, killing 154 and wounding 8. One torpedo hit patrol boat Terre Neuve, detonating depth charges, killing 8; shock waves from the explosion further damaged Dunkerque.
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