. . . "Action off Lofoten" . "exchanged artillery salvos" . . "Action off Lofoten" . . "1battlecruiser" . "6 killed" . "British tactical victory" . "encountered the British battlecruiser HMS ''Renown''" . . . "Royal Navy" . "engaged" . "resulting battle" . . "United Kingdom" . "2 battleships damaged" . . . . . . "action off Lofoten" . "German strategic victory" . . . . "1940-04-09" . . "Kriegsmarine" . "2battleships" . "Germany" . . . "an inconclusive battle" . . . "located the British battlecruiser ''Renown''" . "engagement off Lofoten" . "the short battle" . . "9destroyers" .