Back معركة رأس تيولادا Arabic Batalla del Cap Teulada Catalan Bitva u mysu Spartivento Czech Seeschlacht bei Kap Teulada German Batalla de Cabo Teulada Spanish Spartiventon taistelu Finnish Bataille du cap Teulada French Battaglia di capo Teulada Italian スパルティヴェント岬沖海戦 Japanese Slag bij Kaap Spartivento Dutch
| Battle of Cape Spartivento | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom |
 Italy | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 James Somerville Lancelot Holland |
Inigo Campioni Angelo Iachino | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
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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.