translate English to French: It appears that the warnings were not heard by the destroyers Brocklesby and Slazak, which were acting as screening force to the eastward45 In any case, at 3:47 a.m. Group 5, the most easterly group of our force, ran into the enemy convoy.
Le bruit de cet engagement naval a donné effectivement lieu à d'immédiates précautions sur certains points, du moins dans la partie est de la zone qui allait être attaquée.