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
Date	27 November 1940
Location	Mediterranean Sea, near Sardinia, Italy38°25′39″N 8°51′57″E
Result	Inconclusive
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.

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