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Marina de Guerra Auxiliar de Euzkadi

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The Basque Auxiliary Navy

Churruca Class Destroyer 1st Series

José Luis Díez

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The Churruca class was a Spanish destroyer class built for the Spanish Navy based on a British design. Eighteen ships were built, with two being sold to Argentina and commonly referred to as the Cervantes class. The last two members of the class are sometimes referred to as a separate class, the Alava class.

Churruca Class Destroyer 2nd Series

Císcar

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The 2nd Series Churruca’s only had four 120 mm guns, but two 76 mm (3-in) AA guns, in place of the missing 4.7 in between the funnels, owing to the lack of supply of parts following the 1936 neutrality ban. Other minor design differences including upgraded main guns with larger shields and reworked pivots.

Converted Deep Sea Trawler

Araba

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Trawler Hispania seized in Oct-36 by the Basque Government and entered service in Nov-36. Renamed Araba in Dec-36. In repair from Jan-37. Scuttled in Sestao on 16-Jun-37. Raised in Jul-37 and repaired. Joined to the Franquist Navy as coastguard Alava. Returned to her owners in 1939.

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Bizkaya

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Trawler Euzkal-Erria seized in Oct-36 by the Basque Government and entered service in Nov-36. Renamed Bizkaya in Dec-36. Taken over by the Republican Navy in Santoña on 5-Aug-37. Fled to Bordeaux on 28-Aug-37. Planned transformation into raider not carried out. Seized by French in 1938. Returned in 1939.

Converted Deep Sea Trawler

Donostia

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The Nationalist Virgen del Carmen, changed sides after being captured and diverted to Bilbao by some members of her own crew on 6 December 1936 being converted and commissioned into the Basque Auxiliary Navy as the Donostia

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Gasteiz

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The bous Santa Rosa was seized by the Basque in Jan ’37 and renamed Gasteiz. Never armed she was then seized by the Nationalists at the fall of Santoña and renamed once more this time as Virgen del Carmen, the second in the Nationalist Navy to carry this name

Converted Deep Sea Trawler

Gipuzkoa

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Trawler Mistral seized by the Basque Government and Renamed Gipuzkoa in Dec-36. Heavily damaged by the Canarias off Bilbao on 5-Mar-37. Repaired, received armour on the conning tower. Taken over by the Republican Navy in Santoña on 5-Aug-37. Fled to Bordeaux on 28-Aug-37. Impounded  by French authorities and returned to her owners in 1939

Converted Deep Sea Trawlers

Iparreko-Izarra & Goizeko-Izarra

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Fishing vessels seized by the Basque in Dec-36. Goizeko struck a mine Jan-37 and was lost with all hands. Iparreko was taken over by the Republican Navy in Santoña on 5-Aug-37. Fled to Bordeaux on 9-Sep-37. Seized by the French. Returned to her owners in 1939.

Converted Deep Sea Trawler

Iruña

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Coaster Mari Begoña seized in Jan-37 by the Basque Government. Renamed Iruña in Feb-37. Her conversion into patrol boat never finished and was captured by the Nationalists in Bilbao on 19-Jun-37. Joined to the Franquist Navy as patrol boat Virgen de Begoña. Returned to her owners in 1939.

Converted Deep Sea Trawler

Nabarra

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Trawler Vendaval seized in Oct-36 by the Basque Government and entered service in Nov-36. Renamed Nabarra in Dec-36. Sunk by gunfire of the cruiser Canarias in Cape Matxitxako on 5-Mar-37 with the loss of 29 lives.