French battleship Strasbourg

Tank Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G (turret nr. 822) of the 7th division of the 25th tank regiment on the pier in the port of Toulon, at the flooded French battleship "Strasbourg". On November 27, 1942, after German tanks entered Toulon during Operation Lila (Germany’s capture of the ships of the French fleet in Toulon), French ships in the port were ordered to flood. The crew of "Strasbourg" established subversive charges, and the ship moved away from the mooring wall. When German tanks appeared on the pier, the Kingstones were discovered, and the ship was blown up. "Strasbourg" sank to the bottom, plunging 2 meters into the mud. The battleship was raised on July 17, 1943, but was no longer commissioned. Toulon, France.

Date: November 1942.

Source: Meretmarine