The Allied screen consisted of eight cruisers and fifteen destroyers under British Rear Admiral Victor Crutchley VC, but only five cruisers and seven destroyers were involved in the battle.
Eskorten bestod af 8 krydsere og 15 destroyere under den britiske kontreadmiral Victor Crutchley VC, men kun 5 krydsere og syv destroyere var involveret i slaget.