Action of 26 April 1944
| Action of 26 April 1944 | |||||||
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| Part of Second World War, Battle of the Atlantic | |||||||
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 United Kingdom Canada
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 Germany
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| 1 Dido-class cruiser 4 Tribal-class destroyers |
3 Elbing-class torpedo boats | ||||||
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2 destroyers damaged |
1 Elbing-class torpedo boat (T-29) sunk |
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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. T-29 caused some casualties on Haida and Huron before sinking with a loss of 135 men. Haida and Ashanti collided with each other near the end of the action.
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