Battle of Cape Spartivento

See also: Operation Collar (convoy)
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 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
United Kingdom  Italy
Commanders and leaders
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 minor damage
 1 destroyer damaged

The Battle of Cape Spartivento (Battaglia di Capo Teulada) 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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