Battle of Cape Bon
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The Battle of Cape Bon was a World War II naval engagement off the coast of Tunisia in December 1941, in which Allied destroyers ambushed and sank an Italian cruiser force attempting to reinforce Axis positions in North Africa.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | naval battle ⓘ |
| AlliedLosses | no ships lost ⓘ |
| AlliedMission | disrupt Axis supply lines to North Africa ⓘ |
| AlliedShip |
HMS Isaac Sweers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMS Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Maori NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Sikh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AlliedShipType | destroyer ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Free French Naval Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | Italian attempt to transport fuel and supplies to North Africa ⓘ |
| combatant |
Allies
ⓘ
Axis Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
increased Allied control over central Mediterranean night surface actions
ⓘ
loss of Italian fast transport capability on that route ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| date | 1941-12-13 ⓘ |
| engagementRange | close range ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Allied interdiction of Axis convoys to Libya ⓘ |
| ItalianCargo |
aviation fuel
ⓘ
supplies for North Africa ⓘ |
| ItalianCommander | Antonino Toscano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ItalianLosses | two light cruisers sunk with heavy casualties ⓘ |
| ItalianMission | reinforce Axis positions in North Africa ⓘ |
| ItalianShip |
Alberico da Barbiano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alberto di Giussano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ItalianShipFate |
Alberico da Barbiano sunk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alberto di Giussano sunk ⓘ |
| ItalianShipType | Condottieri-class light cruiser ⓘ |
| location |
off Cape Bon
ⓘ
off the coast of Tunisia ⓘ |
| month | December 1941 ⓘ |
| navalForceType | surface action ⓘ |
| navalTheater | Battle of the Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | intercept Italian cruisers reinforcing North Africa ⓘ |
| outcome | two Italian light cruisers sunk ⓘ |
| partOf | North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Duisburg Convoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| strategy | night destroyer torpedo attack ⓘ |
| tactic | ambush at close range ⓘ |
| theater | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
naval gunfire
ⓘ
torpedoes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
HMS Maori (F24)