List of classes of Spanish Nationalist ships of the Spanish Civil War

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This is a list of ship classes used by the Spanish Nationalists during the Spanish civil war.

Battleships[edit]

Cruisers[edit]

Heavy Cruisers[edit]

Light Cruisers[edit]

Destroyers[edit]

  • Alsedo-class destroyer–seized one ship of the class, Velasco, at the beginning of the war.[3]
  • Churruca-class destroyer (1927)–One ship of the class, Ciscar, was destroyed by the nationalists and then refloated to see service with them towards the end of the war.[4]
  • Ceuta-class destroyer–This class comprised two old World War I era Vifor Class destroyers brought from Italy and put into service roughly in the middle of the war.[4]
  • Huesca-class destroyer–This class was once again two old World War I era destroyers brought from Italy this time two Alessandro Poerio-class destroyers. An example of this class and the only ship of the class not bought by the Spanish Nationalists is the Italian cruiser Cesare Rossarol.[4]

Auxiliary cruisers[edit]

Submarines[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Warships of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) - Battleships". www.kbismarck.com. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  2. ^ a b c "Cruisers of Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)". www.kbismarck.com. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  3. ^ "Destroyers of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)". www.kbismarck.com. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  4. ^ a b c "Destroyers of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)". www.kbismarck.com. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  5. ^ a b encyclopedia, david bocquelet-Naval. "WW2 Spanish Submarines (1859-1945)". www.naval-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-08-08.