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Bretagne |
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April 27 - May 1, 1926: The Grand Harbour, Malta. The French battleship Bretagne (top left) is seen during a port visit of the French Naval Minister. From left to right are HM battleships Queen Elizabeth, Ramillies (in floating drydock) and Barham, HMS Hermes and an unidentified destroyer are seen at right. (Identification of vessels made by Mike Griffiths.) |
(Photo from the collection of Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Ponsonby Talbot, K.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O.) Courtesy of Col. John Talbot |
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The French fleet at
Mers-el-Kébir, Algeria in July 1940. The ships seen on left are from bottom to top; Battleships Dunkerque, Provence, Strasbourg, Bretagne and the seaplane tender Commandant Teste. |
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July 3, 1940: Provence (foreground), Strasbourg (center) and Bretagne seen in the exploding in the background during the Battle of
Mers-el-Kébir. |
(Photo from the collection of
Quartier-Maître Chef Robert Guyot, Marine Nationale 1938-1942) Courtesy of Michel Guyot |
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July 3, 1940: Provence (foreground) seen settling by the stern, Strasbourg (center) and Bretagne seen burning in the background during the Battle of
Mers-el-Kébir. |
(Photo from the collection of Quartier-Maître Chef Robert Guyot, Marine Nationale 1938-1942) Courtesy of Michel Guyot |
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