 The destroyer, together with British gunboats , , and 17 motor torpedo boats, was scheduled to make a diversionary attack against the coast at La Ciotat.The feint successfully deceived the enemy and "Endicott" sank a German merchantman during the bombardment.She then hastened to rescue the British gunboats in their uneven match against two German warships, "Nimet Allah" and "Capriola", and though battle weary she destroyed both.