Battle of Cape Spartivento

Battle of Cape Spartivento
Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean of the Second World War


Top: Italian heavy cruiser Bolzano during the battle.
Bottom: British aircraft carrier Ark Royal straddled by enemy bombs
Date27 November 1940
Location38°25′39″N 8°51′57″E / 38.42750°N 8.86583°E / 38.42750; 8.86583
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Italy
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom James Somerville
United Kingdom Lancelot Holland
Fascist Italy Inigo Campioni
Fascist Italy Angelo Iachino
Strength
1 carrier
1 battleship
1 battlecruiser
1 heavy cruiser
5 light cruisers
1 anti-aircraft cruiser
15 destroyers
4 corvettes
3 freighters
2 battleships
6 heavy cruisers
14 destroyers
Casualties and losses
7 killed
1 heavy cruiser damaged
1 light cruiser slightly damaged
1 destroyer damaged

The Battle of Cape Spartivento, known as the Battle of Cape Teulada in Italy, was a naval battle during the Battle of the Mediterranean in the Second World War, fought between naval forces of the Royal Navy and the Italian Regia Marina on 27 November 1940.


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