ðə nˈeɪvəl fˈoːɹs pɹˈɛzənt ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə tˈuː ˈæɾɑːlz mˈæst mˈoːɹ ðɐn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ tˈʌnz dɪsplˈeɪsmənt ænd ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd mˈoːɹ ðɐn fˈoːɹɾi pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə tˈʌnɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ɛntˈaɪɚ fɹˈɛntʃ nˈeɪvi.
The naval force present around the two atolls massed more than 120,000 tons displacement and represented more than 40% of the tonnage of the entire French navy.