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  • Battle of Cape Passero (1940)
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  • The Battle of Cape Passero (1940), was a Second World War naval engagement between the British light cruiser HMS Ajax and seven torpedo boats and destroyers of the Regia Marina, southeast of Sicily, in the early hours of 12 October 1940. It took place in the aftermath of a British supply operation to Malta.
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  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
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Partof
  • the Battle of the Mediterranean of World War II
Date
  • 1940-10-12
Commander
  • Captain Carlo Margottini
  • Captain E. D. B. McCarthy
Caption
  • British light cruiser HMS Ajax
Casualties
  • 1
  • 2
  • 13
  • around 200 dead
Result
  • British victory
Place
  • Mediterranean, southeast of Sicily
Conflict
  • Battle of Cape Passero
abstract
  • The Battle of Cape Passero (1940), was a Second World War naval engagement between the British light cruiser HMS Ajax and seven torpedo boats and destroyers of the Regia Marina, southeast of Sicily, in the early hours of 12 October 1940. It took place in the aftermath of a British supply operation to Malta.