naval engagement, notable, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Ushant
Battle of Ushant was a naval engagement fought in 1944 at English Channel, in what is now France. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at English Channel. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: 8 destroyers against 3 destroyers; 1 torpedo boat.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 1944 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | English Channel, France 50.000N, 2.000W | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 8 destroyers | 3 destroyers; 1 torpedo boat |
| Casualties and losses | 1 destroyer damaged | 39 killed; 140 captured; 1 destroyer sunk; 1 destroyer scuttled |
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Nearest engagements
- Operation Donnerkeil 1942, same recorded site
- Battle of Cherbourg 1864, 35 km SE
- Affair of Fielding and Bylandt 1779, 39 km NE
- Bombardment of Cherbourg 1944, 47 km SE
- Raid on Cherbourg 1758, 48 km SE
In the same war
- Before: Bombing of La Riche 1944
- After: Battle of Carentan 10 June 1944
- All 1155 engagements of World War II
Elsewhere in 1944
- Battle of Leyte Gulf Philippines
- Battle of the Philippine Sea Japan
- Battle of Peleliu Palau
- Operation Ichi-Go China
- Battle of Saipan United States
Battle of Ushant is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3270927, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ushant (1944), revision 1371191235, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.