Battle of Cape Spada
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The Battle of Cape Spada was a World War II naval engagement in July 1940 near Crete, in which Allied destroyers and cruisers ambushed and defeated an Italian cruiser force in the Mediterranean.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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naval battle → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Action off Cape Spada
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| belligerent |
Regia Marina
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Royal Australian Navy → Royal Navy → |
| campaign |
Mediterranean naval campaign of World War II
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| casualties |
significant Italian casualties
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| combatType |
surface ship action
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| commander |
Ferdinando Casardi
NERFINISHED
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John Collins → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| countryInvolved |
Australia
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Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED → United Kingdom → |
| date |
19 July 1940
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| followedBy |
subsequent Allied operations against Italian shipping in the Aegean
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| location |
Mediterranean Sea
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off Cape Spada, Crete → |
| navalForceType |
light cruisers and destroyers
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| near |
Crete
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| notableFor |
destruction of a modern Italian light cruiser
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successful Allied cruiser–destroyer cooperation → |
| outcome |
Bartolomeo Colleoni sunk
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Giovanni dalle Bande Nere damaged → |
| partOf |
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
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| precededBy |
early Mediterranean naval skirmishes of 1940
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| primaryAlliedCruiser |
HMAS Sydney
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| primaryItalianCruiser |
Bartolomeo Colleoni
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Giovanni dalle Bande Nere → |
| region |
Aegean Sea area
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| result |
Allied victory
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| shipInvolved |
HMAS Sydney
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HMS Hasty NERFINISHED → HMS Havock NERFINISHED → HMS Hero NERFINISHED → HMS Hyperion NERFINISHED → HMS Ilex NERFINISHED → Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni → Italian cruiser Giovanni dalle Bande Nere → |
| strategicEffect |
demonstrated Allied naval superiority in Eastern Mediterranean
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| tacticalFeature |
cruiser HMAS Sydney delivered decisive gunfire
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use of destroyers to shadow and engage → |
| tacticalSituation |
Allied force ambushed Italian cruisers
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| theatre |
Eastern Mediterranean
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| timeOfDay |
morning engagement
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| year |
1940
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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HMS Kimberley
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participatedIn |