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Originally Posted by 3Jane
As I understand it the ships at Toulon were scuttled as the Germans were arriving. Also, the Bristish shelled other elements of the French fleet to prevent them falling into German hands. But I'm not certain as to the sequence of events.
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I read this too. I know the British knew when they were pushed into the sea that anything left was going into German hands. All the French boats they took out were about to become German boats. It was a smart move with Operation Sea Lion on the table.