 As a response, Bacon ordered six "Tribal"-class destroyers from Dover and "Laforey"s division of four destroyers from Dunkirk to sortie out in an attempt to intercept the German ships.In a confused action, the "Tribal"-class destroyer was torpedoed and badly damaged, while and were damaged by German gunfire.While "Laforey"s division sighted the gunfire of the engagement, they were too far off to intervene, with the German ships escaping with little damage.