| Battle
of Cape Matapan WW2
The Battle of Cape Matapan was a battle fought from March
27 - March 29, 1941 during World War II off the
Peloponnesus coast in the Mediterranean. During the
battle British naval forces defeated those of Italy
sinking five warships: the cruisers Zara, Fiume, and
Pola, and the destroyers Alfieri and Carducci.
The British fleet comprised the carrier Formidable; the
battleships Warspite, Valiant, and Barham; and smaller
units. (Warspite was the British flagship.) The Italian
fleet was centered on the battleship Vittorio Veneto and
included the cruisers Zara, Fiume, and Pola, as well as
smaller units.
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