history · 29 November 1940 · 85 years ago
German destroyers Galster, Lody, and Beitzen departed from Brest, France and raided British shipping off southern England, United Kingdom. British tug Aid, Free French tug Abeille, and British barge BHC10 were attacked and sunk. Royal Navy destroyers HMS Javelin, HMS Jersey, HMS Jackal, HMS Jupiter, and HMS Kashmir intercepted the raiders and engaged in combat 20 miles south of the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall; HMS Javelin was sunk by two torpedoes from Lody (46 killed), but she was successfully towed to Devonport for repairs. The Germans suffered no casualties.
OnThisDay.net