1940 11 27 0100 Surface Action Battle Of Cape Spartivento, Sardinia

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Engagement	1940 11 27 0100 Surface Action Battle Of Cape Spartivento, Sardinia

Start YMDHM	1940_11_27_0100
Primary Unit Involvement	RN Mediterranean Fleet - 1940 11 27 0100 Surface Action Battle Of Cape Spartivento, Sardinia
Opposing Unit Involvement	RMI Fleet - 1940 11 27 0100 Surface Action Battle Of Cape Spartivento, Sardinia
Activity Type	Engagement
Contained In Theatre Of War	Mediterranean Theatre
Engagement Type	Surface Action
Activity Class	Major
Completeness	Order Of Battle Complete \| Units Entered

	Alias
	Cape Teulada

Places
Location Place	Included In Place
Cape Spartivento, Sardinia	Sardinia, Mediterranean Sea

Personal Involvements
Commanded By	Rank	Age
Sommerville James	VADM	58.9yr

Unit Involvements
1) Command	2) 1: Ship Age	3) 1: Use Aircraft Model	4) 3: as	5) 4: Used
RN Force F
HMS Manchester	2.32yr
HMS Southampton	3.73yr
HMS Hotspur	3.91yr
RN Force D
HMS Ramilles	23.24yr
HMS Berwick	13.46yr
HMS Newcastle	3.73yr
HMS Coventry	22.77yr
HMS Defender	8.08yr
HMS Gallant	4.76yr
HMS Greyhound	4.82yr
HMS Griffin	4.48yr
HMS Hereward	3.97yr
RN Force H
HMS Ark Royal	2.03yr
BR 800 Squadron		BR Blackburn Skua	N	12
BR 803 Squadron		BR Fairey Fulmar	N	12
BR 810 Squadron		BR Fairey Swordfish	N	12
BR 818 Squadron		BR Fairey Swordfish	N	9
BR 820 Squadron		BR Fairey Swordfish	N	9
HMS Renown	24.19yr
HMS Sheffield	3.26yr
HMS Despatch	18.45yr
HMS Faulknor	5.51yr
HMS Firedrake	5.5yr
HMS Forester	5.67yr
HMS Fury	5.53yr
HMS Encounter	6.07yr
HMS Duncan	7.65yr
HMS Wishart
HMS Kelvin	1yr
HMS Jaguar	1.21yr

Personal Involvements
Commanded By	Rank
Camponi Inigo	VADM

Unit Involvements
1) Command	2) 1: Ship Age	3) 1: Commanded By	4) 3:Rank
ITA Vittorio Veneto	0.58yr
ITA Giulio Cesare 1937	26.54yr
RMI 2nd Squadron		Iachino Angelo	VADM
RMI 3rd Cruiser Division
ITA Trieste	11.93yr
ITA Trento	11.65yr
ITA Bolzano	7.27yr
RMI 13th Destroyer Division
ITA Granatiere	1.82yr
ITA Fuciliere	1.88yr
ITA Bersagliere	1.66yr
ITA Alpino	1.61yr
RMI 7th Destroyer Division
ITA Freccia	9.1yr
ITA Saetta	8.55yr
ITA Dardo	8.84yr
ITA Destroyer Division 9
ITA Vittorio Alfieri	2.99yr
ITA Giosue Carducci	3.07yr
ITA Vincenzo Gioberti	3.09yr
ITA Alfredo Oriani	3.37yr
RMI 12th Destroyer Division
ITA Lanciere	1.68yr
ITA Ascari	1.56yr
ITA Carabiniere	1.94yr
RMI 1st Cruiser Division
ITA Pola	7.93yr
ITA Fiume	9.01yr
ITA Gorizia	8.93yr

Documents
Covered By Document
Carrier Operations In World War Two Vol 1 Royal Navy	N
Chronology Of The War At Sea 1939-1945	N
The Italian Navy In WWII	N
The Naval War In The Mediterranean 1940-1943	N

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