In the invasion of Sicily 9 July, Ordronaux was assigned a squadron of torpedo boats to patrol the harbor of Porto Empedocle and force out German E boats and Italian MAS boats, so they could be destroyed.
ɪnðɪ ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌv sˈɪsᵻli nˈaɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ, ˈɔːɹdɹənˌɔːks wʌz ɐsˈaɪnd ɐ skwˈɑːdɹən ʌv toːɹpˈiːdoʊ bˈoʊts tə pɐtɹˈoʊl ðə hˈɑːɹbɚɹ ʌv pˈoːɹɾoʊ ɛmpˈɛdɑːkəl ænd fˈoːɹs ˈaʊt dʒˈɜːmən ˈiː bˈoʊts ænd ɪtˈæliən ˌɛmˌeɪˈɛs bˈoʊts, sˌoʊ ðeɪ kʊd biː dᵻstɹˈɔɪd.