Battle of Sept-Îles

The Battle of Sept-Îles was a naval action fought on the night of 22/23 October 1943 during World War II as part of the Battle of the Atlantic. The battle took place off the Sept-Îles near the French coast in the English Channel between a light cruiser and six destroyers of the British Royal Navy, hoping to intercept a German blockade runner, which was accompanied by German torpedo-boat destroyer flotillas of the Kriegsmarine. It is likely that the British vessels were caught in an ambush and the action ended with the sinking of HMS Charybdis and the scuttling of the Hunt-class destroyer Limbourne after suffering damage; over 500 British sailors lost their lives. The battle was the last surface fleet action of the war where the Royal Navy was defeated and the last German surface fleet action victory.

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1943  Wikidata
battle, 

HMS Charybdis, 

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Location: 49, -3.5833, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1943 Battle of Sept-Îles

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1943	Battle of Sept-Îles	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		U-767	Type VIIC submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort des Sept-Îles	fort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Charybdis	shipwreck, Dido-class light cruiser, light cruiser	Wikidata