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The Churruca class took part in the Spanish Civil War as part of the Spanish Republican Navy, with one being lost in battle. Following the end of the civil war, the destroyers were integrated into the navy of Francoist Spain. They continued in service until the 1950s–1960s when they were discarded.
Following the end of the Spanish Civil War, all three destroyers served with the Spanish State. [1] On 17 May 1943 Alsedo and Lazaga were damaged by a large fire at the naval base at El Ferrol. [10] The three destroyers continued to serve with the Spanish Navy until well into the 1950s, [1] with Alsedo and Velasco being stricken in 1957 and ...
Churruca-class destroyer — The Nationalists sank one ship of the class, Ciscar, then refloated her, and she saw service with them towards the end of the war. [ 4 ] Vifor -class destroyers–Units of a four-ship class Romania ordered from shipyards in Italy which Italy seized for use as scout cruisers during World War I .
Almirante Antequera (AA) was a 2nd series Churruca-class destroyer that fought on the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War and, after the war, joined the post-war Spanish Navy. She was named after Juan Bautista Antequera y Bobadilla, a vice admiral and Spanish Minister of the Navy.
Pages in category "Spanish Civil War ships" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Spanish term for ships of the line was navíos, but during the latter part of the Habsburg era (until 1700) ships continued to be designated as galeón. Those ships with secular names (e.g. royal, geographical or adjectival names) were additionally given an official religious name (or advocación ) which appears below in parentheses ...
On 2 April 1939, just 24 hours after official end of the Civil War, Lepanto and her sister ships which had fought for the Republic sailed back to Spain with new Nationalist crews. They arrived in Cadiz on 5 April.
Mar Negro was an armed merchantman of the Nationalist Spanish Navy during the Spanish Civil War.The cargo ship was launched in 1930 along with her sister ship MV Mar Cantábrico, and after five years with the Compañía Marítima Del Nervión company, she was requisitioned by the Spanish Republican Navy in 1936.