Battle of Cape Machichaco

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Battle of Cape Machichaco
Part of the Spanish Civil War
Cape Machichaco
Date 5 March 1937 (1937-03-05) Location Biscay, off Bermeo, Spain Result Nationalist victory
Belligerents
Basque Navy  Republican Navy	Nationalist Navy
Strength
4 armed trawlers 1 transport ship	1 heavy cruiser
Casualties and losses
Casualties: 34 killed, 12 wounded Losses: 1 armed trawler sunk 2 armed trawlers damaged 1 transport ship captured	Casualties: 1 killed, 1 wounded Losses: 1 heavy cruiser damaged
4 civilians killed

The battle of Cape Machichaco was a naval battle which took place on 5 March 1937 off Bermeo, during the Spanish Civil War, between the Spanish Nationalist heavy cruiser Canarias and four Basque Navy trawlers escorting a Republican convoy. The trawlers were protecting the transport ship Galdames, which was sailing to Bilbao with 173 passengers.^[1]