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SPAIN
CONVERTED MERCHANT VESSELS
patrols of Civil war and WWII, Nationalists forces


Ships


Name

Launched // Comm.

Builder

Tonnage, BRT

Dimensions, m

(length pp)

Speed, kts

Engine, Power hp

Armament

Fate
Álava 4.1927 // 11.1937 Provenzale, La Ciotat, France 1197 69.3x10.5x 10.5 1VTE 2x1-88/45, 2-47 returned 4.1939
Galerna 24.11.1927 // 11.1936 Hall Russell, Aberdeen, UK 1204 70.2x10.5x 11 1VTE 2x1-102/45, 2x1-76/40 returned 1939


100 - 1000 t displacement/ BRT tonnage vessels


Alcázar de Toledo (1936, 144, 2x1-75/43, 10.1936-9/1939), Alcira (1898, 216, 12.1937-1939), Apagador (1902, 210, 4.1937-1937), Aquiles (1935, 152, 1936-1939), Argos (1935, 152, 1936-1939), Artabro (1936, 139, 1936-1939), Atlante (1936, 139, 1936-1939), Audaz (1935, 152, 1936-1939), Cabo Home (1934, 115, 9.1936-9/1938), Chamorro (1934, 115, 9.1936-9/1938), Ciriza (1916, 262, 1-76/40, 10.1936-4/1938), Ciudad de Alcudia (1879, 197, 10.1936-1939), Ciudadela (1896, 270, 11.1936-1942), Fantástico (1906, 254, 11.1936-1939), Huelva (1920, 224, 1936-10/1937), Indico (1915, 316, 4.1937-11/1937), Juan Mary (1908, 209, 9.1936-1939), Juan Miguel (1909, 296, 12.1936-1939), María Teresa (1911, 223, 1937-1939), Mercedes (1907, 278, 11.1936-7/1937), Moncho (1907, 101, 1937-1939), Musel (1898, 165, 10.1936-1937), Nuevo Arapiles (1934, 147, 3.1937-1939), Pedro I (1911, 332, 8.1936-3/1939), Santa Anna (1914, 322, 1-105/35, 4.1939-9/1939), Santa Rosa, 12.1937- Virgen del Carmen (1914, 332, 10.1937-5/1939), Tito (1909, 294, 11.1936-1939), Tritonia (1916, 268, 8.1936-4/1938), Turquesa (1899, 197, 1937-10/1938), Virgen de Begoña (1919, 368, 8.1937-3/1941), Virgen de la Cabeza (1907, 299, 1.1939-1939), Virgen de la Cinta (1932, 124, 8.1936-11/1937), Virgen de la Cinta Núm1 (1911, 169, 1937-1939), Virgen del Iciar (1936, 144, 2x1-75/43, 10.1936-9/1939)

Finisterre (1894, 365, 12.1942-9/1953)


Standard scale images


<i>Álava </i>1937
Álava 1937
<i>Virgen de Begoña </i>1937
Virgen de Begoña 1937
<i>Virgen del Carmen </i>1937 more than 1000 BRT
Virgen del Carmen 1937 more than 1000 BRT


Project history

Merchant vessels (mostly trawlers) converted to patrols by all parties of conflict.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

Araba owing to bad technical condition in February, 1937 was put to repair at Bilbao; 16.6.1937 she was scuttled at city fall, salvaged by Franco`s troops 19.7.1937 and after repair on SECN was commissioned by National fleet 1.11.1937 as Álava. Sometimes she was classed as auxiliary cruiser. Virgen de Begoña was former French patrol Cigale II (Gardon class). Early 1937 she was gained by Basque Government and enlisten by its fleet as armed vessel Iruña, but conversion was never completed, so she was registered as combat ship only nominally. 19.6.1937 Iruña was captured by Nationalists in dock at capture of Bilbao. She was towed off to El Ferrol where after conversion in August was commissioned by National fleet.