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Naval Battle of Casablanca

Naval Battle of Casablanca was a battle fought on 8 November 1942 at Casablanca, in what is now Morocco; it lasted 8 days. It was part of Operation Torch. The recorded result: American victory.

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The French battleship Jean Bart, photographed from an airplane of the USS Ranger
The French battleship Jean Bart, photographed from an airplane of the USS Ranger. Unknown US Navy pilot (US Navy official photograph), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought8 November 1942lasted 8 days
WhereCasablanca, Morocco33.530N, 7.583W
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstVichy France; Nazi Germany
Part ofOperation Torch1942

Record

Date8 November 1942
to 16 November 1942
PlaceCasablanca, Morocco
33.530N, 7.583W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength1 aircraft carrier; 1 escort carrier; 1 battleship; 3 heavy cruisers; 1 light cruiser; 14 destroyers; 15 troopships; 347 landing craft; 108 aircraft1 battleship; 1 light cruiser; 2 flotilla leaders; 7 destroyers; 8 sloops; 11 minesweepers; 13 submarines; 7 aircraft
Casualties and losses174 killed; 4 troopships sunk; 150 landing craft sunk; 5 aircraft destroyed; 1 battleship damaged; 1 heavy cruiser damaged; 2 destroyers damaged; 1 oiler damaged462 killed; 200 wounded; 1 battleship damaged; 1 light cruiser destroyed; 4 destroyers sunk; 7 submarines sunk; 1 submarine scuttled; 2 submarines damaged; 1 destroyer grounded; 2 flotilla leaders grounded; 1 submarine grounded; 7 aircraft destroyed
Commanders
  • Henry Kent Hewitt
  • Frix Michelier
  • Ernst Kals
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Naval Battle of Casablanca is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 143 in present-day Morocco.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3273519, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Naval Battle of Casablanca, revision 1377082391, 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.