Battle of Cape Cherchell

When

7 Sep 1937

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

36.91° N, 2.20° E

Description

1937 cherchell

Naval battle in the Spanish Civil War

The Battle of Cape Cherchell was a naval battle between the Nationalist heavy cruiser Baleares and the Spanish Republican Navy light cruisers Libertad and Méndez Núñez during the Spanish Civil War on 7 September 1937. The cruiser action occurred in the Mediterranean Sea north of the city of Cherchell in French Algeria.

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• Spanish Civil War17 Jul 1936 · Civil war · Deaths 440,000