Action off Cape Bougaroun

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Action off Cape Bougaroun
Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean of World War II
USS Beatty in January 1943.
Date 6 November 1943 Location off Cape Bougaroun, Algeria, Mediterranean Sea Result German victory
Belligerents
United States  United Kingdom Greece Netherlands	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Charles C. Hartman	unknown
Strength
1 cruiser 10 destroyers 4 destroyer escorts 26 transports	25 aircraft
Casualties and losses
17 killed ~9 wounded 1 destroyer sunk 2 transports sunk 1 destroyer damaged 2 transports damaged	~10 killed 6 aircraft destroyed

The action off Cape Bougaroun (Cap Bougaroûn), or the Attack on Convoy KMF-25A^[1] was a Luftwaffe action against an Allied naval convoy off the coast of Algeria during World War II. The convoy of American, British, Greek and Dutch ships was attacked on 6 November 1943 by 25 German land-based aircraft. Six Allied vessels were sunk or damaged and six German aircraft were destroyed. German forces achieved a tactical victory, though the Allied warships involved received credit for defending their convoy and reacting to their losses quickly. The quick response led to the rescue of over 6,000 servicemen and civilians without further loss of life.