Tannenfels and Dresden were sunk, with Dresden reportedly broken in two by the explosions. Alabama and Portland suffered severe damage that required divers, repair work, and months in dry dock, while the effects on the tanker Python and the Sperrbrecher remain less certain. The direct result removed or immobilized substantial merchant capacity that Germany could not quickly replace in late 1942. Four raiders also imposed a wider security, salvage, traffic, and logistics burden on Bordeaux and Bassens beyond the measured tonnage losses.
Notable Point · 1:11:29-1:13:34
Frankton's material and port effects
The mines sank two ships, badly damaged two more, and disrupted Bordeaux and Bassens beyond the direct tonnage losses.