What the records say
- When
- 13 May 1942
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 51.00° N, 1.45° E
- Description
- naval engagement during World War II
- Naval
- yes
- War
- World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Action of 13 May 1942
Naval engagement during World War II
The action of 13 May 1942 was a naval engagement during World War II between the British Royal Navy and the German Kriegsmarine. It was an attempt by Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs) to stop the German auxiliary cruiser Stier from reaching Gironde, France. Stier made it through the English Channel and arrived in Gironde on 19 May, but MTBs sunk the German fleet torpedo boats Iltis and Seeadler.
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