Operation Catapult: The Royal Navy's day of infamy?

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Play War Thunder now with my links, and get a massive, free bonus pack including vehicles, boosters and more on PC and consoles! PC: https://playwt.link/lindybeige | Mobile: https://wtm.game/lindybeige Operation Catapult took place on July 3rd 1940 at Mers El Kebir on the Algerian coast. It remains a point of controversy in the relations between the British and the French. Who was to blame for the sinking of the French ships and deaths of French sailors? You be the judge. Erratum: Acting Rear Admiral Onslow, captain of the Hermes aircraft carrier, was not 'Rodney' Onslow as I named him , but Richard Francis John Onslow, M.V.O., D.S.C. (29 March, 1896 – 9 April, 1942). Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige Buy the music - the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track/the-mandeville-march Buy tat (merch): https://www.bonfire.com/results/Lindybeige/ Picture credits: Halifax picture by Yousuf Karsh - [1] Dutch National Archives, The Hague, Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 bekijk toegang 2.24.01.04 Bestanddeelnummer 902-2067, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37130836 Mers El Kabir under attack image by Jacques Mulard - Phototèque personnelle de l'auteur, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3914615 By Jacques Mulard - phototèque personnelle de l'auteur, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3914504 Map showing French fleet's position by derivative work: Maxrossomachin - This SVG map includes elements from this map:, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31923321 MS 406 image by Martin Čížek - Martin Čížek, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49338819 Andrew Cunningham image by Yousuf Karsh - [1] Dutch National Archives, The Hague, Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 bekijk toegang 2.24.01.04 Bestanddeelnummer 902-2069, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37131099 Cedrick Holland Image by Beadell, S J (Lt) - http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//451/media-451309/large.jpgThis photograph A 14068 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39599736 More videos here: All Lindybeige: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzzh7AuEBkEmMWChgPPOQqjhkkPq_eP1X Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval warfare, rants, swing dance, travelogues, evolution, and whatever else occurs to me to make. ▼ Follow me... Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lindybeige I may have some drivel to contribute to the Twittersphere, plus you get notice of uploads. Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Lindybeige My website: http://www.LloydianAspects.co.uk Channel page: http://www.youtube.com/user/Lindybeige