Battle of Audierne Bay

The Battle of the Audierne Bay was an engagement between German and Allied naval flotillas that took place on 23 August 1944, during World War II. Three Allied warships, which had already established control off the coast of Brittany and were lurking off Audierne south of the invested fortress of Brest, intercepted and sank eight German vessels of an armed convoy. This was the conclusion of Operation Kinetic; an allied plan to intercept shipping and hinder Germans besieged at Brest.

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1944-08-23T00:00:00Z

1944-08-23T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Audierne Bay

1797-01-13T00:00:00Z

1797-01-16T00:00:00Z

1797 Action of 13 January 1797

1798-04-21T00:00:00Z

1798-04-21T00:00:00Z

1798 Battle of the Raz de Sein

1812-01-01T00:00:00Z

1812-01-01T00:00:00Z

1812 Action of 22 May 1812

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British Naval Patrol Off Brest Sinks Eight Enemy Ships in Night Action. 23 August 1944, on Board HMS Mauritius. in the Course of Two Brisk Engagements in Audierne Bay Between Brest and Lorient, in the Small Hours of the A25322

HMCS Iroquois radar plotters Aug 1944 LAC 3587026

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1797	Action of 13 January 1797	France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1798	Battle of the Raz de Sein	Kingdom of Great Britain, French First Republic, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1812	Action of 22 May 1812	France, naval battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Audierne Bay	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1794	Droits de l'Homme	third-rate, Téméraire-class third-rate ship of the line	Wikidata
site	bunker		Qu 12	architectural structure, tobruk, ruins	Wikidata
site	fort		Sainte-Marine Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	tower		Tour de Saint-Guénolé	fortified tower, church building	Wikidata
site	tower	1831	Tour Saint-Pierre (Penmarch)	semaphore line, fortified tower, lighthouse	Wikidata
commons	image		British Naval Patrol Off Brest Sinks Eight Enemy Ships in Night Action. 23 August 1944, on Board HMS Mauritius. in the Course of Two Brisk Engagements in Audierne Bay Between Brest and Lorient, in the Small Hours of the A25322		Commons
commons	image		HMCS Iroquois radar plotters Aug 1944 LAC 3587026		Commons