of battle Regia Marina Admiral Angelo Iachino 6 heavy cruisers: , , , , , 7 destroyers: , , (damaged), , , , Admiral Inigo Campioni 2 battleships: , 7 destroyers: , , , , , , Royal Navy Admiral Sir James Somerville Force H (from Gibraltar) 1 battlecruiser: 2 light cruisers: *, (covered convoy) 1 aircraft carrier: (12 Fairey Fulmar fighters, 12 Blackburn Skua dive bombers, 30 Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers) 9 destroyers Admiral Andrew Cunningham Force D (from Alexandria) 1 battleship: 3 cruisers: *, (covered convoy), * 5 destroyers Admiral Lancelot Holland Force F (convoy escort) 2 light cruisers: *, * 1 destroyer: 4 corvettes: , , , '*'Cruiser force detached under Holland: 1 heavy cruiser: (damaged) and 4 light cruisers: (slightly damaged), , , destroyers which approached the battle: , , , , , destroyers escorting Ark Royal during the battle: : , destroyers covering the convoy during the battle: , , , , , , Convoy 3 freighters: , , See also Notes References and external links Green, Jack & Massignani, Alessandro. The Naval War in the Mediterranean, 1940-1943, Chatham Publishing, London 1998. O'Hara, Vincent P.: Struggle for the Middle Sea, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland, 2009. . Shores, Cull and Malizia. Malta: The Hurricane Years (1940–41). Grub Street, London, 1999. Stern, Robert C. (2015). Big Gun Battles: Warship Duels of the Second World War. Seaforth Publishing. . The Battle of Cape Teulada Battaglia di Capo Teulada - Plancia di Commando Battle of the Mediterranean Malta Convoys 1940 in Italy Naval battles of World War II involving Italy Cape Spartivento November 1940 events