The St. Nazaire Raid, or Operation Chariot, was a British raid on the well defended Normandie dock in St. Nazaire, France. It later turned out to be a success. The attack was carried out by British Commandos and the Royal Navy on March 28, 1942. The goal of the attack was to destroy the only Atlantic coast dock big enough to hold and repair the German battleship Tirpitz or any other large warships fielded by the German navy. There were four other separate attempts to sink the Tirpitz, all of which failed.