Action of 13 May 1942

Action of 13 May 1942
Part of World War II, Battle of the Atlantic
Date13 May 1942
Location
Straits of Dover, English Channel
Result

British tactical victory

  • Stier reaches Gironde
Belligerents
 United Kingdom Nazi Germany Germany
Strength
Motor Torpedo Boats
Casualties and losses
1 MTB sunk
  • 2 Torpedo Boats sunk
  • 118 killed

The action of 13 May 1942 was a naval engagement during World War II between the British Royal Navy and the German Kriegsmarine. It was an attempt by Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs) to stop the German auxiliary cruiser Stier from reaching Gironde, France.[1] Stier made it through the English Channel and reached Gironde, but MTBs sunk the German fleet torpedo boats Iltis and Seeadler. MTB 220 was sunk by the German ships.


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  1. ^ Jackson, Robert (1997). The Royal Navy in World War II. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. p. 94. ISBN 1-55750-712-0.