Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pana 11 November 1942 vaGermany vakatanga basa ravo reVichy France. FHM yakanga yakagadzirira kuenda kuNorth Africa kunoridzivirira kubva ku
Matare akadzika asi akarambidzwa mvumo yokufamba. Pakazosvika 27 November vakanga vasvika kuToulon ndokupinda munhandare. MaGerman akanonotswa kupinda muchikepe chehondo yomugungwa achipa vafambisi vengarava veFrance nguva yokunyudza ngarava. "Colbert" akanga ari paDock No. 5. Pfuti dzayo dzakanga dzakaputirwa nemarasha anorema makirogiramu 35 ayo akaputika achiparadza pfuti uye makomba egungwa akavhurwa uye ngarava yacho yakagara pasi. Moto wakabata ngarava uye yakatsva kusvikira pana 3 December. Yakamutswa pashure pehondo ndokukandirwa pakati pa1946 na47.