Battle of Cape Spartivento

Battle of Cape Spartivento
Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean of the Second World War
Top: Italian heavy cruiser Bolzano during the battle. Bottom: British aircraft carrier Ark Royal straddled by enemy bombs
Date 27 November 1940 Location Mediterranean Sea, near Sardinia, Italy 38°25′39″N 8°51′57″E / 38.42750°N 8.86583°E / 38.42750; 8.86583 Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Italy
Commanders and leaders
James Somerville Lancelot Holland	Inigo Campioni Angelo Iachino
Strength
1 carrier 1 battleship 1 battlecruiser 1 heavy cruiser 5 light cruisers 1 anti-aircraft cruiser 15 destroyers 4 corvettes 3 freighters	2 battleships 6 heavy cruisers 14 destroyers
Casualties and losses
7 killed 1 heavy cruiser damaged 1 light cruiser slightly damaged	1 destroyer damaged

The Battle of Cape Spartivento, known as the Battle of Cape Teulada in Italy, was a naval battle during the Battle of the Mediterranean in the Second World War, fought between naval forces of the Royal Navy and the Italian Regia Marina on 27 November 1940.