British Forces

Force M
Vice Admiral John Cunnigham
BB Barham (F) *
BB Resolution *

CV Ark Royal
    30 Swordfish (3 lost)
    21 Skua (3 lost)

CA Australia (RAN) *
CA Cumberland *
CA Devonshire

CL Delhi *
CL Dragon *

8th Destroyer Flotilla
DD Inglefield (L) *
DD Eclipse
DD Echo
DD Escapade

12th Destroyer Flotilla
DD Faulknor (L)
DD Forestor
DD Fortune
DD Foresight *
DD Fury
DD Greyhound

Sloops
DS Milford
DS Bridgewater

Troopships
Westernland
Pennland
Ettrick
Karanja
Kenya
Sobieski

Mechanical Transport Ships
Anadyr
Casamonce
Fort Lamy
Nevada

Supply Ships
Belgravian (food)
Ocean Coast (oil)
 

Free French Forces

DS Savorgnan de Brazza
DS Commandant Duboc
DS Commandant Dominé
AT Président Houduce
 
 

French Forces

Vichy French Forces Dakar
Vice Admiral Landriau

Battleship
BB Richelieu *  Capt. Mazin

Other Warships
DD Le Hardi
DC D'Entrecasteaux
DC D'Iberville
DC Calais
DC Commandant Riviére
DC La Surprise
DC Gazelle

6th Submarine
SS Persée **
SS Ajax **  Capt. Guimont
SS Bévéziers

1st Armed Merchant Cruiser Squadron
El Djezaïr
El Kantara
El Mansour
Schoelcher
Ville d'Oran
 

Force Y
Vice Admiral Emile Lacroix
Rear Admiral Bourragué

4th Cruiser Division
CL Georges Leygues (F)
CL Montcalm *

10th Scout Division
DL Le Fantasque
DL L'Audacieux *
DL Le Malin

* Damaged
** Sunk
 

Action Summary

Operation "Menace"

British forces were covering transports carrying a British brigade and Free French Army units under General Charles De Gaulle who attempted to occupy Dakar.  The invasion miscarried and a series of minor engagements ensued with the British withdrawing after three days.

Sources

"French Battleships 1922-1956" by John Jordan and Robert Dumas
"Struggle for the Middle Sea" by Vincent P. O'Hara
"Navies of the Second World War:  The French Navy Volume Two" by Henri le Masson