 The three destroyers and 16 small boats left Falmouth , Cornwall at 14 : 00 on 26 March 1942 . They formed into a convoy of three lanes , with the destroyers in the middle . On arrival at St Nazaire the portside MLs were to head for the Old Mole to disembark their Commandos , while the starboard lane would make for the old entrance to the basin to disembark theirs . Not having the range to reach St Nazaire unaided , the MTB and MGB were taken under tow by Campbeltown and Atherstone . 
 The three destroyers and 16 small boats left Falmouth , Cornwall at 14 : 00 on 26 March 1942 . They formed into a convoy of three lanes , with the destroyers in the middle . On arrival at St Nazaire the portside MLs <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> to head for the Old Mole to disembark their Commandos , while the starboard lane would make for the old entrance to the basin to disembark theirs . Not having <a href='None' title='2'><mark>the</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='3'><mark>range</mark></a> to reach St Nazaire unaided , the MTB and MGB <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> taken under tow by Campbeltown and Atherstone . 
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