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An item reported that the French battleship Dunkerque, damaged by the British Royal Navy at Mers-el-Kébir, French Algeria on 3 July 1940 arrived under her own power at the main French naval base at Toulon, Vichy-France. The J.I.C. commented that her departure from Mers-el-Kébir, French Algeria was mentioned in Summary No. 72.(1)
Note
1. Built under the 1931 Programm as an answer on the German Deutschland-class heavy cruisers, laid down by Arsenal de Brest, France on 24 December 1932, launched on 2 October 1935, in service on 1 September 1938, scuttled on 27 November 1942, stricken in 1955 and broken up in 1958. Part of Dunkerque-class preceded by planned Lyon-class and realized Bretagne-class and succeeded by Richelieu-class
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. MR0423. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 74 dated 22 February 1942

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