In turn, the French officer, was shot dead by the British officer who was following Leading Seaman Webb. On board the Surcouf they met with resistance and and the first man to enter the French submarine, Leading Seaman Albert Webb of HMS Revenge was shot dead by a French officer. In the early hours boarding parties were sent to these two french ships to take over control of them. The ships AA defenses comprise artillery systems designed during the 1950s. Guillerm) and the submarine Surcouf (Capitaine de corvette (Lt.Cdr.) P.M.H. A battleship armed with twelve 431 mm main battery guns. Archer, RN) was moored close to the French battleship Paris (Capitaine de vaisseau (Capt.) P.L. Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.

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