Despite the Royal Navy winning a minor tactical victory over the "Kriegsmarine", the Germans considered the engagement a strategic success due to the fact that Whitworth's force was delayed long enough to keep it from interfering with the landings at Narvik. After the action had ended, Whitworth's force continued to search for the German capital ships. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
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