Falmouth Docks
10 July 1940 · Falmouth, Cornwall
View this record on the map →- Date
- 10 July 1940
- Record type
- Historic bombing area
- Bomb type
- HE
- Casualties
- 10
- Location
- Falmouth, Cornwall
- Position accuracy
- Confirmed event, landmark point
What happened
A daylight raid on Falmouth Docks set the 7,000-ton motor vessel British Chancellor ablaze and killed ten sailors and dock workers. It was among the first significant attacks on a Cornish target and one of the opening actions of what became the Battle of Britain.
Casualty note
Ten sailors and dock staff killed.
Also worth knowing
Falmouth's deep natural harbour and ship-repair yards made it the most heavily targeted place in Cornwall throughout the war.