Destruction Of The French Fleet At Mers-el-kebir

	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

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