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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Cape Spada canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Cape Spada Context triple: [HMS Kimberley, participatedIn, Battle of Cape Spada]
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Battle of Cape Passaro
The Battle of Cape Passaro was a 1718 naval engagement off the coast of Sicily in which the British fleet decisively defeated the Spanish, helping to trigger and shape the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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Battle of Lepanto
The Battle of Lepanto was a decisive 1571 naval clash in which a Holy League fleet halted Ottoman expansion in the Mediterranean, marking a turning point in European–Ottoman power relations.
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Battle of Cape St Vincent
The Battle of Cape St Vincent was a major 1797 naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars in which the British fleet defeated a larger Spanish force, marking an important early victory that helped establish Horatio Nelson’s fame.
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Battle of Lagos
The Battle of Lagos was a 1759 naval engagement in which the British fleet decisively defeated the French off the coast of Portugal, helping secure British control of the seas during the Seven Years' War.
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Battle of Lagos (1693)
The Battle of Lagos (1693) was a major naval engagement in which a French fleet decisively defeated an Anglo-Dutch convoy off the Portuguese coast during the Nine Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Cape Spada Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Cape Passaro
The Battle of Cape Passaro was a 1718 naval engagement off the coast of Sicily in which the British fleet decisively defeated the Spanish, helping to trigger and shape the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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B.
Battle of Lepanto
The Battle of Lepanto was a decisive 1571 naval clash in which a Holy League fleet halted Ottoman expansion in the Mediterranean, marking a turning point in European–Ottoman power relations.
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C.
Battle of Cape St Vincent
The Battle of Cape St Vincent was a major 1797 naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars in which the British fleet defeated a larger Spanish force, marking an important early victory that helped establish Horatio Nelson’s fame.
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D.
Battle of Lagos
The Battle of Lagos was a 1759 naval engagement in which the British fleet decisively defeated the French off the coast of Portugal, helping secure British control of the seas during the Seven Years' War.
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E.
Battle of Lagos (1693)
The Battle of Lagos (1693) was a major naval engagement in which a French fleet decisively defeated an Anglo-Dutch convoy off the Portuguese coast during the Nine Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Action off Cape Spada ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Italian Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Regia Marina
Royal Australian Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| campaign |
Battle of the Mediterranean
ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean naval campaign of World War II
|
| casualties | significant Italian casualties ⓘ |
| combatType | surface ship action ⓘ |
| commander |
Ferdinando Casardi
ⓘ
John Collins ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 19 July 1940 ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent Allied operations against Italian shipping in the Aegean ⓘ |
| location |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
off Cape Spada, Crete ⓘ |
| navalForceType | light cruisers and destroyers ⓘ |
| near | Crete ⓘ |
| 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 |
Battle of the Mediterranean
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surface form:
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
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| precededBy | early Mediterranean naval skirmishes of 1940 ⓘ |
| primaryAlliedCruiser | HMAS Sydney ⓘ |
| primaryItalianCruiser |
Bartolomeo Colleoni
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Giovanni dalle Bande Nere ⓘ |
| region |
Aegean Sea
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surface form:
Aegean Sea area
|
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| shipInvolved |
HMAS Sydney
ⓘ
HMS Havock ⓘ
surface form:
HMS Hasty
HMS Havock ⓘ HMS Hero ⓘ HMS Hyperion ⓘ HMS Ilex ⓘ Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni ⓘ Italian cruiser Giovanni dalle Bande Nere ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | demonstrated Allied naval superiority in Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
cruiser HMAS Sydney delivered decisive gunfire
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use of destroyers to shadow and engage ⓘ |
| tacticalSituation | Allied force ambushed Italian cruisers ⓘ |
| theatre | Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | morning engagement ⓘ |
| year | 1940 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Cape Spada Description of subject: 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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