Battle of Cape Machichaco

Battle of Cape Machichaco
	Part of the Spanish Civil War
	; Cape Machichaco
Date	5 March 1937
Location	Biscay, off Bermeo, Spain
Result	Nationalist victory
Belligerents
Basque Navy; Republican Navy;	Nationalist Navy
Strength
4 armed trawlers; 1 transport ship;	1 heavy cruiser
Casualties and losses
Casualties:; 34 killed, 12 wounded; Losses:; 1 armed trawler sunk; 2 armed trawlers damaged; 1 transport ship captured;	Casualties:; 1 killed, 1 wounded; Losses:; 1 heavy cruiser damaged;
	4 civilians killed

The battle of Cape Machichaco was a naval battle which took place on 5 March 1937 off Bermeo, during the Spanish Civil War, between the Spanish Nationalist heavy cruiser Canarias and four Basque Navy trawlers escorting a Republican convoy. The trawlers were protecting the transport ship Galdames, which was sailing to Bilbao with 173 passengers.^[1]

^ "The Battle of Cabo Machichaco (5-3-37)". marinavasca.eu. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

[1] "The Battle of Cabo Machichaco (5-3-37)". marinavasca.eu. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

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