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Ciudad de Alicante

Ships


Name

Launched // Comm.

Builder

Tonnage, BRT

Dimensions, m

(length pp)

Speed, kts

Engine, Power hp

Armament

Fate

Adriático 4.4.1931 // 4.1937 CRDA, Monfalcone, Italy 1976 81.5x12.3x 14 2 diesels, 2200 2x1-102/45, 4-13.2, 60mines returned 10.1937
Antonio Lázaro (ex-Cristóforo Colombo) 1896 // 2.1937 Genoa, Italy 1514 86.4x11.3x 16 2VTE 1x1-120/45, 2x1-102/45, 1-57, 2-47, 1-13, mines returned 1939
Barletta 12.9.1931 // 4.1937 CRDA, Monfalcone 1975 81.5x12.3x 14 2 diesels, 2200 2x1-102/45, 4-13.2, 60mines returned 10.1937
Ciudad de Alicante (ex-Infante Don Juan) 1930 // 11.1936 Levante, Valencia 2434 81.3x12.4x 16.3 2diesels, 2400 1x1-120/45, 2x1-102/50, 1-47, 1-13 returned 1939
Ciudad de Mahón (ex-General Berenguer) 1930 // 10.1936 Larrinaga, Cadiz 1550 71.9x11.0x 14 11 diesel 2x1-102/45, 1x1-76/40 transport 1937
Ciudad de Palma (ex-Príncipe Alfonso) 17.11.1929 // 1.1937 CNT, Monfalcone, Italy 4085 104.3x14.9x 17.2 2diesels, 7300 2x1-120/45, 2x1-76/40 hospital ship 9.1937
Ciudad de Valencia (ex-Infante Don Gonzalo) 1930 // 11.1936 Levante, Valencia 2496 81.3x12.4x 16.3 2diesels, 2400 1x1-120/45, 2x1-105/45, 2-47, 1-13 returned 1939
Dómine 1935 // 11.1936 SECN, Bilbao 6915 124.4x16.4x 16 2diesels 4x1-102/45 transport 1.1937
Gobeo 29.1.1921 // 8.1938 Duncan, Glasgow, UK 3365 100.0x14.4x 9 1VTE   tanker 9.1938
J. J. Sister (ex-Galileo Galilei) 1896 // 1.1938 Genoa, Italy 1524 86.4x11.3x 16 2VTE 2x1-102/45, 1-13, 1DCR returned 1939
Malaspina 13.9.1935 // 5.1937 Matagorda 998 68.3x10.7x 12.5 1VTE, 2boilers, 850 2x1-102/50, 1-57 depot ship 11.1937
Mallorca 1914 // 1.1937 Genoa, Italy 2352 92.5x7.4x 16 1VTE 1x1-120/40, 1x1-76/40 returned 1.1939
Mar Cantábrico 1930 // 8.1937 CEC, Bilbao 6632 128.5x16.5x 14 2diesels 4x1-152/45, 4x1-88/42, 3-20 returned 1940
Mar Negro 1930 // 5.1938 CEC, Bilbao 6632 128.5x16.5x 14 2diesels 4x1-152/45, 4x1-76/40, 3-20 returned 1940
Rey Jaime I (ex-Juan Tonda) 1911 // 1.1937 Genoa, Italy 2320 96.4x11.5x 16 1VTE 1x1-120/40, 1x1-76/40 returned 4.1939
Rey Jaime II (ex-Corte) 23.7.1906 // 1.1938 Swan Hunter, Newcastle, UK 1370 80.0x10.5x 15 1VTE 2x1-102/45, 1-13, 1DCR returned 1.1939
Vicente Pinchol (ex-Marco Polo) 1896 // 2.1937 Genoa, Italy 1551 86.4x11.3x 16 2VTE 1x1-120/45, 2x1-102/45, 1-57, 2-47, 1-13, mines returned 1939


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<i>Ciudad de Alicante</i>
Ciudad de Alicante


Nationalists



more than 1000 BRT

Project history

Adriático and Barletta (fictitious Spanish name Río) were Italian AMCs, served for short time under Nationalists flag only de jure. Mallorca and Rey Jaime I carried fictitious names Isarco and Buccari respectively.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.