<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Ngemva kokufika eCasablanca, uJean Bart wasusa iningi lezikhali zakhe ezivikela izindiza ukuze aqinise izivikelo zetheku: izibhamu ezingama-90 mm nezama-37 mm zathuthelwa emachwebeni avikela itheku kanti izibhamu ezimbili kweziyisithupha ezingama-13.2 mm zafakwa emalolini. Ngemva kokunqotshwa kwabo eMpini YaseFrance, amaFulentshi asayina iSivumelwano Sokuyeka Ukuhlasela sango-June 22, 1940  <response>: , ukuqeda ukubamba iqhaza kwabo empini. Phakathi nezingxoxo zokuthula, amaFulentshi aphakamisa ukuthi kusetshenziswe i-Jean Bart nezinye izikebhe eziningana e-Oran, e-French Algeria, kodwa ekugcineni bavuma ukuthatha i-Jean Bart ne-Richelieu baya eToulon ukuze badedelwe. AmaJalimane kamuva anquma ukungavumeli ukuhamba, njengoba ayesaba ukuthi abaseBrithani bazozama ukuthatha umkhumbi ngesikhathi bedlula eStrait of Gibraltar; okwamanje, abaseBrithani babenombono oyiphutha wokuthi amaJalimane ayefuna ukuthatha umkhumbi waseFrance ukuze awusebenzise. Lokhu kwaholela ku-Operation Catapult, uchungechunge lokuhlaselwa kwemikhumbi yempi yaseFrance ukuze kuthintwe imikhumbi eyayingafuni ukuhlubuka ijoyine amaFrance Akhululekile. 