The Auxiliary Navy of the Basque Country
(1936-39)

Ship

VENDAVAL / NABARRA

Class

Armed Trawlers

Commanders

• Com. Enrique Moreno Plaza (Oct.36-Mar.37)

Career

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. (29 dead)

Characteristics of the ship

Built	GRT	Length	Beam	Draught	Depth	Knots	Crew
1928	1.204	65’40	10’40	5’79	5’85	11	42-50

 

 

Armament

Nov/36: 1-101’6mm(4”)/50 Vickers; 2 machine guns-8mm Steyr; 1 machine gun-9mm Hotchkiss
Feb/37: 2-101’6mm(4”)/50 Vickers; 2 machine guns-8mm Steyr; 1 machine gun-9mm Hotchkiss

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