Battle of Cape Spartivento

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World War II battle naval battle

The Battle of Cape Spartivento was a World War II naval engagement in the Mediterranean Sea between British-led Allied forces and the Italian Regia Marina in November 1940.

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Battle of Cape Spartivento canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
aircraftCarrierInvolved HMS Ark Royal ⓘ
aircraftUsed Fleet Air Arm aircraft from HMS Ark Royal ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Cape Teulada ⓘ
battleshipInvolved HMS Renown ⓘ
Battle of Vittorio Veneto ⓘ
surface form: Vittorio Veneto
belligerent Italy ⓘ
Italian Navy ⓘ
surface form: Regia Marina

Royal Navy ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
casualties light on both sides ⓘ
commander Admiral Inigo Campioni ⓘ
Admiral James Somerville ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved Italy ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
date 27 November 1940 ⓘ
engagementType surface and air naval engagement ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Cape Matapan ⓘ
forceInvolved Force H ⓘ
Mediterranean Fleet ⓘ
surface form: Mediterranean Fleet (Royal Navy)
geographicalFeature near Cape Spartivento, southern Sardinia ⓘ
location Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
off Cape Spartivento, Sardinia ⓘ
month November 1940 ⓘ
navalCampaign Allied convoy operations to Malta ⓘ
notableAspect first major sortie of Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto ⓘ
objective to intercept Italian naval forces ⓘ
partOf Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ
Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form: Mediterranean Theater of World War II
precededBy Attack on Taranto ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Taranto
primaryOpponents Royal Navy vs Regia Marina ⓘ
region off the coast of Sardinia ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
shipInvolved HMS Ark Royal ⓘ
HMS Renown ⓘ
HMS Sheffield ⓘ
battleship Vittorio Veneto ⓘ
surface form: Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto

Italian cruiser Bolzano ⓘ
Italian cruiser Fiume ⓘ
Italian cruiser Gorizia ⓘ
Italian heavy cruiser Zara ⓘ
surface form: Italian cruiser Pola

Italian cruiser Trento ⓘ
Italian cruiser Trieste ⓘ
theater Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
timePeriod early phase of the Mediterranean naval war in World War II ⓘ
year 1940 ⓘ

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HMS Sikh → notableEngagement → Battle of Cape Spartivento ⓘ
Battle of Calabria → followedBy → Battle of Cape Spartivento ⓘ
Inigo Campioni → participatedIn → Battle of Cape Spartivento ⓘ
Battle of the Mediterranean → hasPart → Battle of Cape Spartivento ⓘ
cruisers of Force H → notableOperation → Battle of Cape Spartivento ⓘ
Admiral Inigo Campioni → participatedIn → Battle of Cape Spartivento ⓘ
subject surface form: Inigo Campioni
Italian cruiser Giovanni dalle Bande Nere → participatedIn → Battle of Cape Spartivento ⓘ
Zara-class cruisers → participatedIn → Battle of Cape Spartivento ⓘ
subject surface form: Zara-class cruiser
Italian cruiser Bolzano → participatedIn → Battle of Cape Spartivento ⓘ
Italian cruiser Trieste → participatedIn → Battle of Cape Spartivento ⓘ
Battle of Cape Teulada → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Cape Spartivento ⓘ
Italian cruiser Trento → participatedIn → Battle of Cape Spartivento ⓘ