<P> The Attack on Mers - el - Kébir ( 3 July 1940 ) also known as the Battle of Mers - el - Kébir , was part of Operation Catapult . The operation was a British naval attack on French Navy ships at the base at Mers El Kébir on the coast of French Algeria . The bombardment killed 1,297 French servicemen , sank a battleship and damaged five ships , for a British loss of five aircraft shot down and two crewmen killed . </P>
<P> The Attack on Mers - el - Kébir ( 3 July 1940 ) also known as the Battle of Mers - el - Kébir , was part of Operation Catapult . The operation was a British naval attack on French Navy ships at the base at Mers El Kébir on the coast of French Algeria . The bombardment killed 1,297 French servicemen , sank a battleship and damaged five ships , for a British loss of five aircraft shot down and two crewmen killed . </P>
where was the french fleet sunk in ww2
where was the french fleet sunk in ww2
the base at Mers El Kébir on the coast of French Algeria
the base at Mers El Kébir on the coast of French Algeria