Kuongorora mabasa kwapera, "Laffey" akadzokera kuEngland, achisvika paPortsmouth musi wa22 Chikumi, kwaakasungwa pamwe chete nengarava yehondo. Musi wa25 June, akaenda nechikepe chehondo kuti anobatana neBombardment Group 2
kupfura nhare dzinotyisa paCherbourg-Octeville. Pakusvika munharaunda yebhomba, boka racho rakatorwa pasi pemoto nemabhatiri emhenderekedzo yegungwa; vanoparadza uye vakarohwa. "Laffey" yakarohwa pamusoro pemutsetse wemvura nebhomba rakaputika, asi rakakundikana kuputika uye harina kukuvadza zvikuru.