Battle of Mers-el-Kébir
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The Battle of Mers-el-Kébir was a 1940 World War II naval engagement off the coast of French Algeria in which the British Royal Navy attacked the French fleet to prevent it from falling into German hands.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Attack on Mers-el-Kébir | 2 |
| Battle of Mers-el-Kébir canonical | 2 |
| British attack on Mers-el-Kébir | 1 |
| Operation Catapult (Mers-el-Kébir phase) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Mers-el-Kébir
ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
Battle of Mers-el-Kébir ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Catapult (Mers-el-Kébir phase)
|
| belligerent |
French Navy
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ French State (Vichy regime) ⓘ
surface form:
Vichy France
|
| casualties |
few British casualties
ⓘ
over 1,000 French sailors killed ⓘ |
| cause |
Battle of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Fall of France in 1940
|
| combatant |
Marine Nationale
ⓘ
surface form:
Marine nationale
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| commander |
François Darlan
ⓘ
James Somerville NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcel-Bruno Gensoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryAtLocation | France ⓘ |
| date | 3 July 1940 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Attack on Dakar
ⓘ
Battle of Oran (1940) ⓘ |
| involvedShip |
French battleship Bretagne
ⓘ
French battleship Dunkerque ⓘ French battleship Provence ⓘ French battleship Strasbourg ⓘ French destroyers Mogador-class ⓘ HMS Arethusa NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Ark Royal (seaplane carrier) ⓘ
surface form:
HMS Ark Royal
HMS Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Resolution NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Valiant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
French Algeria
ⓘ
Mers-el-Kébir ⓘ near Oran ⓘ |
| notableFor | British attack on former ally ⓘ |
| objective | to prevent French fleet from falling into German hands ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Winston Churchill ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
Operation Catapult ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
resentment in Vichy France
ⓘ
strengthening of British resolve to continue war ⓘ worsening of Anglo-French relations ⓘ |
| precededBy | Armistice of 22 June 1940 ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| shipDamage |
French battleship Dunkerque heavily damaged
ⓘ
French battleship Provence damaged ⓘ |
| shipLoss | French battleship Bretagne sunk ⓘ |
| shipOutcome | French battleship Strasbourg escaped ⓘ |
| theatre | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | preemptive strike ⓘ |
| year | 1940 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Mers-el-Kébir Description of subject: The Battle of Mers-el-Kébir was a 1940 World War II naval engagement off the coast of French Algeria in which the British Royal Navy attacked the French fleet to prevent it from falling into German hands.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
this entity surface form:
Attack on Mers-el-Kébir
this entity surface form:
Operation Catapult (Mers-el-Kébir phase)
this entity surface form:
British attack on Mers-el-Kébir