Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'abalị nke 13/14 June ọ sonyere na Operation "Vado", bọmbụ nke Genoa na Vado, Italy site na nke atọ Squadron. Vado Group gụnyere ndị agha "Foch" na "Algérie" na Genoa Group gụnyere ndị agha "Dupleix" na "Colbert". Mkpochi ahụ na-emebi obere ihe dịka Group Genoa gbara ihe na-ezighi ezi na ọkara nke Group Vado shells dara n'oké osimiri. Ndị agha ahụ laghachiri Toulon n'etiti ehihie na June 14. "Foch" nwere nsogbu na steering ma ọ lọtara n'enweghị nsogbu. N'ụbọchị 25 nke ọnwa Juun,
Nkwekorita agha nke France na Germany malitere ịdị irè na La Marine National kwụsịrị ọrụ mwakpo niile. N'ụbọchị 3 nke ọnwa Julaị, mgbe ndị Briten wakporo Mers-el-Kébir, ụgbọ agha ahụ gbapụrụ n'enweghi mmerụ ahụ, ndị Fourth Cruiser Division si Algiers gaa Oran. Ndị nke Anọ enweghị ike ijikọta na "Strasbourg" ya mere ha banyere ụgbọ mmiri gaa Toulon. "Algérie", "Foch" na "Colbert" na counter-torpilleurs iri na abụọ si na Toulon gawa iji zute ndị agha France na-aga n'ebe ugwu na France. Ha jikọtara na nke Anọ n'isi ụtụtụ nke 4 Julaị wee laghachi Toulon. "Strasbourg" rutere ná mgbede ụbọchị ahụ. N'ọnwa Ọgọstụ 1940, a rụgharịrị "Colbert" iji kwalite ngwá agha mgbochi ụgbọelu ya dị mfe. E mechara tinye egbe igwe quad 13.2 mm n'oge a. Mgbe a rụchara ya, e debere ya na nlekọta na mmezi ya na ndị ọrụ belatara. Na 1 Jenụwarị 1941 a kpaliri ya iji dochie "Dupleix" na Forces de haute mer.