Talk:Battle of Cape Spartivento

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Battle of Cape Spartivento article. This is not a forum for general discussion about the article's subject.
Please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes (`~~~~`). Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic. New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Ask questions, get answers.	Be polite Assume good faith No personal attacks Be welcoming	Article policies No original research Neutral point of view Verifiability

This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks.

Start This article has been rated as Start-Class on the quality scale.

Additional information:

	This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-Class status: Referencing and citation: not checked Coverage and accuracy: not checked Structure: not checked Grammar: not checked Supporting materials: not checked To fill out this checklist, please add the following to the template call: `<!-- 1. It is suitably referenced, and all major points are appropriately cited. -->` `\|B-Class-1=yes/no` `<!-- 2. It reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain major omissions or inaccuracies. -->` `\|B-Class-2=yes/no` `<!-- 3. It has a defined structure, including a lead section and one or more sections of content. -->` `\|B-Class-3=yes/no` `<!-- 4. It is free from major grammatical errors. -->` `\|B-Class-4=yes/no` `<!-- 5. It contains appropriate supporting materials, such as an infobox, images, or diagrams. -->` `\|B-Class-5=yes/no`
Related task forces (general topics):
	Maritime warfare task force
Related task forces (nations and regions):
	British military history task force
	Italian military history task force (c. 500–present)
Related task forces (periods and conflicts):
	World War II task force

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.

[edit] 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)

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../b/a/t/Talk%7EBattle_of_Cape_Spartivento_75b4.html"

Talk:Battle of Cape Spartivento

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[edit] Half of the Italian fleet destroyed?

Views

Navigation

interaction

Search