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  partof World War II
  date July 3 1940
  place Mers-el-Kebir , French North Africa
  result Decisive British victory
  combatant1 United Kingdom
  combatant2 France
  commander1 James Somerville
  commander2 Marcel-Bruno Gensoul
  strength1 1 carrier<br>3 battleships<br>2 cruisers<br>11 destroyers
  strength2 4 battleships<br>6 destroyers<br>1 seaplane tender
  casualties1 None
  casualties2 1 battleship sunk<br> 2 battleships damaged<br>1,297 killed