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.

Statements (48)

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 → Vittorio Veneto →
belligerent	Italy → 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 (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 → Mediterranean Theater of World War II →
precededBy	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 → Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto → Italian cruiser Bolzano → Italian cruiser Fiume → Italian cruiser Gorizia → 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 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Calabria →	followedBy
HMS Sikh →	notableEngagement
Inigo Campioni →	participatedIn