Battle of Cape Spartivento | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom | Italy | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
James Somerville Lancelot Holland |
Inigo Campioni 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.