Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Somers" akatevera kutora chikamu mukupinda kweNormandy semuperekedzi wemotokari uye, munaAugust,
Kupinda muFrance kumaodzanyemba, kugovera rutsigiro rwemoto wehondo pamwe chete nokushumira muchidzitiro chinorwisa ngarava dzepasi pemvura. Musi waAugust 15, 1944, maawa mana pamberi peH-Hour, D-Day, pamwe neFrench Riviera, "Somers" yakasangana ndokunyudza corvette yeGermany "UJ6081" uye sloop "SG21" muHondo yePort Cros. Zvichitevera chiito ichi, akaenda kumhenderekedzo yegungwa kunopa rutsigiro rwokupfura kuhondo. Kwemazuva maviri akarwisa nzvimbo dzakasimba dzevavengi pamhenderekedzo yegungwa pedyo neToulon nemapurisa e5 inch (127 mm) uye ipapo akachinjana moto nemabhatiri emhenderekedzo yegungwa kumabvazuva kweMarseilles. "Somers" akatambura kukuvadzwa mukati meichi chiito.