The action of 26 April 1944 occurred as a part of Operation Tunnel, Allied destroyer sweeps of the coast of
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...
in preparation for
Operation Overlord. On the night of 25–26 April, a sweep was conducted by the and the destroyers , , and . They engaged the s , and off the
île de Batz until ''T29'' was destroyed. Both of the other torpedo boats were damaged in the engagement. ''T29'' caused some casualties on ''Haida'' and ''Huron'' before sinking with a loss of 135 men. ''Haida'' and ''Ashanti'' collided with each other near the end of the action.
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Further reading
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External links
Report of the action at hmcshaida.ca
Naval battles of World War II involving Canada
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Naval battles of World War II involving Germany
April 1944 events
Military history of the English Channel
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