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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
Location
Mediterranean Sea, near Sardinia, Italy
38°25′39″N 8°51′57″E / 38.42750°N 8.86583°E / 38.42750; 8.86583
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Battle of Cape Spartivento United Kingdom Battle of Cape Spartivento 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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