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  caption A 1930s photograph of the Nationalist cruiser ''Almirante Cervera'', which escaped from Cape Palos without major harm
  partof the Spanish Civil War
  date March 5 - 6 , 1938
  place near Cartagena , Spain , Mediterranean Sea
  result Republican victory
  combatant1 Second Spanish Republic
  combatant2 Nationalist Spain
  commander1 Luis González Ubieta
  commander2 Manuel De Vierna
  strength1 2 light cruisers<br>5 destroyers
  strength2 2 heavy cruisers<br> 1 light cruiser
  casualties1 None
  casualties2 1 heavy cruiser sunk<br>393 dead