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The French Navy ships involved in the naval action off Casablanca on 8 Nov 42 were:

DD (leaders) 5 x 5.5" 4 TT
Milan Beached after gunfire damage
Albatros Disabled by aircraft from USS Ranger

DD 4x5.1" 6 TT
l'Alcyon Survived undamaged
Brestois Sunk in harbor by aircraft after retiring due to damage from gunfire.
Boulonnais Sunk by gunfire USS Brooklyn
Fougueux Sunk by gunfire USS Tuscaloosa
Frondeur Sunk in harbor by aircraft after retiring due to damage from gunfire.
Tempete Not engaged remained in harbor

CL 8x6" 12 TT
Primauguet Badly damaged by gunfire USS Brooklyn and Tuscaloosa beached.

Large patrol ship 3x5.5"
la Grandiere Damaged by gunfire

PC 3x3.9"
la Gracieuse Survived undamaged
Commandant Delage Survived undamaged

Submarines
Orecide Sunk in harbor
la Psyche Sunk in harbor
Amphitrite Sunk in harbor
le Tonnant Escaped interned Cadiz
Ophee Undamaged surrendered
Meduse Sunk 9 Nov42 off Casablanca by aircraft
Amazone Escaped to Dakar
Antiope Escaped to Dakar

The Meduse and Amazone were the only two to engage the US fleet off Casablanca. Both launched several torpedo attacks without success.

All of the DD and the Primauget except Tempete engaged the US fleet without any notable successes. The three patrol craft were briefly engaged outside Casablanca when they sortied later in the day in an attempt to rescue survivors from the various sunken surface units that had engaged earlier.
There was one additional unidentified submarine present that escaped the action.
In addition, the Jean Bart also engaged the US fleet but was unable to proceed from harbor under her own power and remained at her berth throughout the action.
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