Where would Britain or the United States deploy Mogador if either gained access to her after France fell?
Short answerBritain would use her in the Mediterranean, while the United States would probably leave her with the French rather than spend political capital on one ship.
NotesThe Royal Navy would have an immediate theater for Mogador in the Mediterranean after France fell. The United States faced a different calculation because obtaining the ship would mean taking it from French control rather than merely assigning an available hull. One destroyer would not justify the political capital needed for a dispute with the Free French and Charles de Gaulle. Mogador is therefore useful in British operational terms but unlikely to become an American acquisition.