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In the early part of World War II, the ''Foch'' and her sister, ''Dupleix'' , formed Force M, based at Dakar . On 14 June, 1940, the French lst cruiser division with ''Algérie'' , ''Foch'' and escorting destroyers bombarded Vado near Genoa . She was scuttled at Toulon on 27 November 1942 with open sea valves, plus charges to her main armament, to prevent her capture by the Germans. She burnt for several days, a complete loss, but she was salvaged on 16 April 1943 by the Italians and broken up for scrap. |
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