 On 7 August, the battleship "Jaime I" and the cruiser "Libertad" shelled Algeciras and severely damaged "Dato" and "Uad Kert".However, in the first week of August, a German Junkers Ju 52 struck the Republican "Jaime I" and Italian bombers started to harass the Republican fleet so that they could no longer prevent the passage of transport ships.Furthermore, the Republican warships were inefficiently handled by their crews and two German cruisers, and patrolled the Strait.