What the records say
- When
- 5 Jul 1944
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 48.21° N, 4.91° W
- Description
- 1944 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
- War
- World War II
Battle of Pierres Noires
The Battle of Pierres Noires was a naval action that occurred during the Allied Operation Dredger, involving several Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) destroyers and a German Kriegsmarine U-boat with surface escorts near Brest, France. The RCN force managed to sink or damage some of the escorts but the U-boat was able to escape.
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