Talk:Battle of Cape Spartivento

So did the cargo ships reach Malta or not? Melchoir 09:29, 26 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Yes it did without losses. Light italian vessels (torpedo boats, mas, submarines) spotted and attacked it during the following night without any loss given or taken.


 * Seems both parties called it a success. Indeed losses were very low for bothe, comparable I would say.


 * The point is, in my opinion, the difference in strategic objectives: Italian Navy's objective was to stand a confrontation with Royal Navy without defeat, i.e. they were not looking for a stunning victory; Royal Navy's objective was to have the convoy to deliver the suplies to Malta and VIII Army. So both succeded in their point of view, but I would like to point how the Italian objective was cheaper than the British.

Wait a second... the point of the Italian operation was not battle for battles sake. It was to disrupt or destroy the convoy. They failed. I want difinitive sources saying otherwise if it is to be posted here as some sort of bizzare victory. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.134.69.108 (talk) 17:07, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Half of the Italian fleet destroyed?
I have recently edited the first line concerning the Battle of Taranto. It said: "Half of the Italian fleet destroyed" If you take a look at the outcome of the battle one battleship was sunk and two more were damaged, together with a light cruiser. Three other battleships remained operational and all of the heavy cruisers too. It seems too strong to state that half of the fleet was destroyed. --Niels Weymeis 09:53, 1 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Of the six BBs in the fleet, one was sunk and two were damaged and had to withdraw from battle (for a time). That's half, at least according to standards of the day. Maury 13:01, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Strongly opposed to merge
Collar was a two-convoys operation, one bounded for Malta, the other to Alexandria. The Italian fleet engaged only the escort of one of these, and the battle which follows up is a consequence of the operation, not the operation itself. Also, the battle was the first Italian attempt to thwart a British convoy after Taranto, so both issues deserve a separate article. DagosNavy 12:55, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Is that a battle ?
Can really be called a battle, a minor naval artillery skirmish of 54 minutes ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.9.31.198 (talk) 14:16, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

location
On this day today stated that the battle took place off the coast of Sicily. Should this not be Sardinia? Petergans (talk) 13:49, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Not entering battle?
The order of battle mentions Ark Royal not entering the battle. According to https://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/40-11.htm, a very reliable Chronicle from the state of Wuerttemberg says her aircraft attacked. That's a clear involvement of an aircraft carrier. --JuergenKlueser (talk) 12:21, 22 December 2020 (UTC)