C513 Home to the Bay of Naga

"We are France's naval vessel, we will see Your side's actions as a provocation … We will reserve the right to appeal... "I repeat, this is provocation …"

The flags French gave the UK Battleship expressed a sense of fear, but these kind of words had to be said. To forcefully break into one's own battle formation and destroy their own formation was regarded as an extremely rude provocation