| Action of 26 April 1944 | |||||||
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| Part of Second World War, Battle of the Atlantic | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom Canada |
 Germany | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 Dido-class cruiser 4 Tribal-class destroyers | 3 Elbing-class torpedo boats | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 destroyers damaged |
1 Elbing-class torpedo boat (T-29) sunk | ||||||
The Action of 26 April 1944 occurred as a part of Operation Tunnel, allied destroyer sweeps of the coast of Brittany in preparation for Operation Overlord. On the night of 25–26 April a sweep was conducted by the Dido-class cruiser HMS Black Prince and the Tribal-class destroyers HMS Ashanti, HMCS Athabaskan, HMCS Haida and HMCS Huron. They engaged the Elbing-class torpedo boats T-24, T-27 and T-29 off the Ile de Batz until T-29 was destroyed. Both of the other torpedo boats were damaged in the engagement. T29 caused some casualties on Haiada and Huron before sinking with a loss of 135 men. Haiada and Ashanti collided with each other near the end of the action.[1]
References[]
- ↑ O'Hara, Vincent P. (2013). The German Fleet at War, 1939-1945. Anapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-61251-397-3. http://books.google.com/books?id=GkbXBZttEsUC&lpg=PT159&dq=Black%20Prince%2026%20April%201944&pg=PT159#v=onepage&q=Black%20Prince%2026%20April%201944&f=false. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
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