- Ship
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MISTRAL / GIPUZKOA
- Class
- Armed Trawlers
- Commanders
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- Com. Manuel Galdos Uzcanga (Oct.36-Jun.37)
- 1st Of. Eugenio Martinez Anthonissen (Jun.37)
- Com. Policarpo Bilbao (Jun.37-Aug.37)
- TN Andrés Corsino de Tuya (Aug.37-Nov.37)
- TN Antonio Fernández Santos (Nov.37-Jan.38)
- CC Francisco Miranda Díaz (Jan.38-Nov.38)
- Career
- Trawler Mistral seized in Oct-36 by the Basque Government and entered service the same month. Renamed Gipuzkoa in Dec-36. Heavily damaged by gunfire of the cruiser Canarias off Bilbao on 5-Mar-37 (5 dead). Repaired, received a lightly armored conning tower. Taken over by the Republican Navy in Santoña on 5-Aug-37. Fled to Bordeaux on 28-Aug-37. Transformed into raider (corsair ship) in 1938, but French authorities didn’t let her to leave. Seized under French Court orders in 1938. Returned to her owners in 1939.
| Built | GRT | Length | Beam | Draught | Depth | Knots | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 1.252 | 64’00 | 10’50 | 5’83 | 5’85 | 11 | 42-55 |
- Armament
- Oct/36: 1-101’6mm(4”)/50 Vickers; 1-76’2mm(3”)/50 Vickers; 2 machine guns-8mm Steyr
Feb/37: 2-101’6mm(4”)/50 Vickers; 2 machine guns-8mm Steyr; 1 machine gun-9mm Hotchkiss
Jul/37: 2 machine guns-8mm Steyr
Mar/38: 2-101’6mm(4”)/50 Vickers; 2-47mm/50 Vickers; 2 machine guns-8mm Steyr
