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Spanish naval vessel data covering the Civil War period and early Cold War fleet.

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Victory at Sea – The Spanish Navy Page 1 of 10 The Spanish Navy The Spanish Navy Fleet List The following forms the entire fleet and air list for the Spanish Navy Priority Level: Patrol Alsedo-class destroyer B-class submarine C-class submarine Ceuta-class destroyer Churruca-class destroyer Huesca-class destroyer Navarra-class light cruiser Priority Level: Skirmish Cervera-class light cruiser Mendez Nunez-class light cruiser Priority Level: Raid Canarias-class heavy cruiser Espana-class dreadnought Priority Level: Battle Espana-class battleship (refit) Project 138-class armoured cruiser Reina Victoria Eugenia-class battleship Priority Level: War Vittorio Veneto-class battleship Special Rules The following special rules are applied to the fleets of the Spanish Navy: Dual-purpose Guns: The Canarias, Espana (refit), Project 138 and Vittorio Veneto class ships are equipped with dual-purpose guns.

Victory at Sea – The Spanish Navy Page 2 of 10 Alsedo-class Destroyer Patrol Ships of this class: Alsedo, Lazaga, Velasco This destroyer design was a smaller version of the British Nimrod class. World War I delayed the completion of these ships. They were good destroyers, but to small and old compared the more attractive Churruca class. Therefore only three of them were ever built. Their class participated heavily in the Spanish civil war. In fact the Velasco was the only Spanish destroyer to fight on the Nationalist side. Speed: 7 in. Armour: 2+ Special Traits: Agile Turning: 2 Damage: 3/1 In Service: 1924 Target: 6+ Crew: 3/1 Weapon Range AD DD Special Secondary Armament 11 1 1 Weak AA 3 1 - - Port/Starboard Torpedoes 10 2 3 AP, One-Shot Depth Charges 3 2 2 Slow-Loading Length: 284 ft. Displacement: 1,315 tons Speed: 34 kts. Crew: 86 B-class Submarine Patrol Ships of this class: B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 In 1917 the Company S.E.C.N. (Sociedad Estatal de Constructions Navales, after Bazan, IZAR and Navantia) began the construction of six units of the modified series Holland 105, licensed by the Holland Boat Co., at a unit cost of 3,800,000 pesetas. They were good boats roughly equivalent to the German type VII U-boats. Their only weakness was that they featured the smaller 450 mm torpedoes. The B-1 and B-3 actively participated in the Rif War in Spanish Morocco during the 20’s. The six submarines of the B class served in the Republican Navy during the Spanish Civil War alongside the six submarines from the C class. Speed: 3 in./2 in. Armour: 2+ Special Traits: Submersible Turning: 2 Damage: 3/1 In Service: 1922 Target: 6+ Crew: 3/1 Weapon Range AD DD Special Secondary Armament 10 1 1 Slow-Loading, Weak AA 1 1 - - Forward Torpedoes 10 2 3 AP, Slow-Loading Aft Torpedoes 10 1 3 AP, Slow-Loading Length: 210 ft. Displacement: 716 tons Speed: 15/10 kts. Crew: 34

Victory at Sea – The Spanish Navy Page 3 of 10 C-class Submarine Patrol Ships of this class: C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 The C class was a series of submarines built in Cartagena for the Spanish Armada by the SECN (Spanish Shipbuilding Company, after Bazan, IZAR and Navantia), based on the Class 105F of the Holland Boat Co. and licensed the same for its construction. They were very similar to the B class submarines but larger. Their greater sized allowed them to carry the 533 mm torpedoes increasing their effectiveness against warships. However, as result they lost some of their top underwater speed. Speed: 3 in./1 in. Armour: 2+ Special Traits: Submersible Turning: 2 Damage: 3/1 In Service: 1928 Target: 6+ Crew: 3/1 Weapon Range AD DD Special Secondary Armament 10 1 1 Slow-Loading, Weak AA 1 1 - - Forward Torpedoes 10 2 4 AP, Slow-Loading Aft Torpedoes 10 1 4 AP, Slow-Loading Length: 240 ft. Displacement: 1,144 tons Speed: 16/8 kts. Crew: 40 Canarias-class Cruiser Raid Ships of this class: Baleares, Canarias The heavy cruisers of the Canarias class were designed by M.Watts after the British County class cruisers, whose general hull lines and main armament can be observed on the Spanish cruisers. The three funnels of the County cruisers were reduced to two and truncated into a single odd-looking uptake. The superstructures were also different, more modern and compact. Horizontal protection was similar to that of their British cousins, but vertical protection was increased. The torpedo bulges were boosted. The machinery was also enhanced in order to reach 33 effective knots. As with the Counties, these cruisers were good sea keepers. The antiaircraft armament consisted in eight 120 mm guns and smaller AA that changed during the war. They were designed to feature 12 fixed torpedo tubes and an aircraft catapult but none of these were ever fitted. The Baleares entered service with only three (two according to some other sources) of their 203 mm turrets. They were rushed to commission and would be completed during the Spanish Civil War. Speed: 7 in. Armour: 3+ Special Traits: Torpedo Belt Turning: 2 Damage: 15/5 In Service: 1936 Target: 5+ Crew: 31/10 Weapon Range AD DD Special A Turret (2 x 8 in) 31 1 1 - B Turret (2 x 8 in) 31 1 1 - X Turret (2 x 8 in) 31 1 1 - Y Turret (2 x 8 in) 31 1 1 - Secondary Armament 14 2 1 Weak AA 6 3 - - Length: 636 ft. Displacement: 13,200 tons Speed: 33 kts. Crew: 780

Victory at Sea – The Spanish Navy Page 4 of 10 Cervera-class Cruiser Skirmish Ships of this class: Almirante Cervera, Libertad, Miguel de Cervantes These light cruisers were designed after the British "E" class (Emerald and Enterprise), though differences in armament arrangement, funnels, torpedoes and other details made them considerably superior to their Royal Navy counterparts. Good ships, their main disadvantage being that the main guns were in open mounts, oddly in two single and three double mounts. Handsome, fast and well armed for their displacement, at the beginning of the war they were among the most valuable assets for either navy. Speed: 7 in. Armour: 3+ Special Traits: - Turning: 2 Damage: 12/4 In Service: 1927 Target: 5+ Crew: 23/7 Weapon Range AD DD Special A Turret (2 x 6 in) 26 1 1 Weak Q Turret (2 x 6 in) 26 1 1 Weak Y Turret (2 x 6 in) 26 1 1 Weak Secondary Armament 17 3 1 Weak AA 4 2 - - Port Torpedoes 10 3 4 AP, One-Shot Starboard Torpedoes 10 3 4 AP, One-Shot Length: 580 ft. Displacement: 9,240 tons Speed: 34 kts. Crew: 566 Ceuta-class Destroyer Patrol Ships of this class: Cueta, Meliilla In 1937 the Nationalist navy attempted to buy some destroyers from the Italian Navy. Due to money limitations and little interest from the Italians, the only ships they obtained were these old destroyers of the Aquila class. They were very old and their low speed and endurance did not allow them to be deployed beside the cruisers of the nationalist navy. They were originally named Velasco-Ceuta and Velasco-Melilla and a dummy funnel was added as a decoy to resemble Velasco. Speed: 7 in. Armour: 2+ Special Traits: Agile Turning: 2 Damage: 3/1 In Service: 1937 Target: 6+ Crew: 6/2 Weapon Range AD DD Special Secondary Armament 12 1 1 Weak AA 4 1 - - Port/Starboard Torpedoes 10 2 3 AP, One-Shot Depth Charges 3 2 2 Slow-Loading Length: 310 ft. Displacement: 1,800 tons Speed: 34 kts. Crew: 160

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