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Battle of Cape Palos

Battle of Cape Palos was a naval engagement fought on 5 March 1938 at Cape Palos, in what is now Spain; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the Spanish Civil War at sea. The recorded result: Republican victory. Recorded strength: 2 light cruisers; 5 destroyers against 2 heavy cruisers; 1 light cruiser.

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Battle of Cape Palos, March 6th 1938
Battle of Cape Palos, March 6th 1938. Memnon335bc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 March 1938lasted 1 day
WhereCape Palos, Spain37.872N, 0.867E
OutcomeRepublican victory
BelligerentsSpanish RepublicagainstNationalist Spain
Casualties and lossesNoneand1 heavy cruiser sunk; 765 dead
Part ofSpanish Civil War at sea

Record

Date5 March 1938
to 6 March 1938
PlaceCape Palos, Spain
37.872N, 0.867E
KindNaval engagement, interwar and Second World War
Strength2 light cruisers; 5 destroyers2 heavy cruisers; 1 light cruiser
Casualties and lossesNone1 heavy cruiser sunk; 765 dead
Commanders
  • Luis González de Ubieta
  • Manuel de Vierna y Belando
Battle of Cape PalosBattle of Cape PalosBattle of FormenteraCapture of the galleon Lion CouronnéSiege of DeniaSiege of DéniaSecond Siege of AlicanteBattle of FormenteraSiege of DeniaSiege of DéniaSecond Siege of AlicanteMurciaCartagena100 km37.872N, 0.867E
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Elsewhere in 1938

Battle of Cape Palos is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1764042, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cape Palos (1938), revision 1370436207, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.