Worn gun barrels sent Warspite back toward repair after the Normandy missions, and she passed German coastal batteries with help from luck and radar jamming. On 13 June, she struck a mine off Harwich, damaging propulsion and extending the work needed on her guns and shafts. The repaired ship retained only three functional shafts and a top speed of roughly 15 knots. That loss mattered less because the Admiralty now treated her primarily as a bombardment vessel. In August she attacked coastal batteries around Brest and then joined HMS Erebus in preparatory fire against targets near Le Havre.
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Mine damage reshapes Warspite into a slow bombardment ship
A mine reduced Warspite to three shafts and about 15 knots, but the Admiralty kept using her heavy guns against Brest and Le Havre.