List of foreign ships wrecked or lost in the Spanish Civil War

The following is a list of foreign ships wrecked or lost during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939). Only one of these vessels lost belonged to a foreign navy – Chasseur 91, a French antisubmarine patrol boat – the remainder being civilian ships from different countries, most of them merchantmen involved in maritime trade with the Spanish Republic.

List of ships Foreign ships sunk, wrecked or lost while involved in shipping along Spain from July 1936 to April 1939.González Etchegaray, Rafael (1977). La Marina Mercante y el tráfico marítimo en la Guerra Civil. Ed. San Martín, Appendix two.

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Name and date of loss Ship's owner Type of incident Aftermath African Mariner, 6,581 ton22 January 1939 African & Continental, London Air attack at BarcelonaRaised by Nationalist ships on 18 April 1939, confiscated and renamed Castillo Montjuich Alcira, 1,387 ton4 February 1938 J. Bruce & Co., GlasgowAir attack off BarcelonaSunk in deep waters Arlon, 4,903 ton27 June 1938 Arlon S.S. Co.Air attack at ValenciaSet ablaze - Towed outside the port and sunk Blue Shadow, 34 ton9 August 1936 Eloise DrakeSurface action - Shelled by the Nationalist cruiserAlmirante Cervera at GijónYacht wrecked, skipper killed. American owner Eloise Drake and two members of the crew wounded, rescued by destroyer .Gretton, Peter (1984). El Factor Olvidado: La Marina Británica y la Guerra Civil Española. Editorial San Martín, p. 98. . Evening Post, 11 August 1936 Dellwyn, 1,451 ton27 July 1938 Dillwyn S. S. Co., SwanseaAir attack at Gandia Raised by Nationalist ships on 10 May 1939, confiscated and renamed Castilla Montesa Eleni, 1,138 ton30 November 1938 Inter Levant Co. Ltd.Air attack at ÁguilasRaised by Nationalist ships in 1940, confiscated and renamed Castillo Vera Endymion, 887 ton21 January 1938 Verano S.S. Co., GibraltarTorpedoed and sunk by the Nationalist submarineGeneral Sanjurjo off Cape TiñosoSunk in deep waters. Submarine's commander dismissed after British protest English Tanker, 5,387 ton6 June 1938Campsa-Gentibus, MadridAir attack at AlicanteRaised by Nationalist ships on 26 April 1939, confiscated and renamed Castillo Almenara Farnham, 4,793 ton27 June 1938 Alpha S.S. Co., LondonAir attack at AlicanteRaised by Nationalist ships on 27 June 1939, confiscated and renamed Castillo Montiel Foynes, 822 ton27 June 1937 Limerick S.S. Co., LimerickAir attack at ValenciaRaised by Nationalist ships in 1940, confiscated and renamed Castillo Riaza Greatend, 1,495 ton28 May 1938 NewbiginS.S. Co., Newcastle Air attack at ValenciaRaised by Nationalist ships on 24 November 1938, confiscated and renamed Castillo Noreña Isadora, 1,3249 June 1938 Stone & Rolfe, BelfastAir attack at CastellonRaised by Nationalist ships in 1939, confiscated and renamed Castillo Frías Jean Weems, 2,349 tons30 October 1937 Thameside Ship Co., LondonAir attack off SantanderSunk in deep waters Lake Lugano, 2,120 ton28 January 1939 Strubin & Co., London Damaged by air attack on 6 August 1938; abandoned and eventually beached off Palamos Surface action - Shelled and wrecked in situ by the Nationalist auxiliary cruiser Mar NegroSunk in shallow waters Lucky, 1,235 ton10 February 1938 Toussi Ship Co., GibraltarAir attack at ValenciaRaised by Nationalist ships on 24 May 1939, confiscated and renamed Castillo Benisano Miocene, 2,153 ton24 January 1939Campsa-Gentibus, MadridAir attack at BarcelonaRaised by Nationalist ships in 1940 and confiscated, but eventually scrapped in 1944 Penthames, 3,995 ton31 May 1938 D. P. Barnett, LondonAir attack off ValenciaSunk in deep waters St. Winifred, 5,683 ton6 June 1938 Barry Shipping Co. Ltd.Air attack at AlicanteHeavily damaged. Hull sold to an Italian company which rebuilt her as Capo Vita.Heaton, Paul (1985).Welsh Blockade Runners in the Spanish Civil War. Starling press, Appendix 2. Stanburgh, 1,095 ton4 November 1938 Billmeir, LondonInternal explosion off Sète, France, while on passage to BarcelonaBeached and later scrapped Stancroft, 1,407 ton27 December 1938 Billmeir, LondonAir attack at BarcelonaRaised by Nationalist ships on 24 April 1939, confiscated and renamed Castillo Almansa Standale, 2,456 ton12 May 1937 Billmeir, LondonFoundered off Berlengas islands while bound to CartagenaSank in deep waters Stangrove, 516 ton23 February 1939 Billmeir, LondonSurface action - Shelled and seized by the Nationalist gunboat Dato off Cap de CreusMoreno de Alborán y de Reyna, Salvador (1998). La guerra silenciosa y silenciada: historia de la campaña naval durante la guerra de 1936-39, Volume 4, Part 2. Ed. Alborán, p. 3064. Ran aground in a gale while in custody at Palma de Mallorca. Skipper killed in the wreckage.House of Commons, Parliamentary debate of 20 March 1939 Raised by Nationalist ships in 1941, confiscated and renamed Castilla del Oro(Condestable in 1944) Sunion, 3,054 ton22 June 1938 African & Continental S.S. Co., LondonAir attack off ValenciaSunk in deep waters Thorpehall, 1,251 ton25 May 1938 Westcliff S.S., LondonAir attack off ValenciaSunk in deep waters Thorpeheaven, 3,683 ton10 June 1938 Westcliff S.S. Co., LondonAir attack at AlicanteRaised by Nationalist ships on 18 May 1938, confiscated and renamed Castillo Guadalest Thorpeness, 4,798 ton21 June 1938 Westcliff S.S. Co., LondonAir attack off ValenciaSunk in deep waters Ulmus, 2,733 ton18 January 1939 Reardon Smith, CardiffAccidental fire at the Strait of GibraltarBesly, Edward (2004). For those in peril: civil decorations and lifesaving awards at the National Museums & Galleries of Wales. National Museum Wales, p. 74. Abandoned. Salvaged and towed to Gibraltar. , 6,987 ton1 September 1937Cº Primera de Navegación, Ltd.Torpedoed and sunk by the Italian submarine off Columbretes islandsSunk in deep waters Yorkbrook, 1,370 ton13 October 1938 Angel Sons & Co., CardiffAir attack at BarcelonaRaised by Nationalist ships on 16 January 1940, confiscated and renamed Castillo Monteagudo.

French flag Name and date of loss Ship's owner Type of Incident Aftermath Artois, 439 ton14 August 1938 Marseille Maritime, MarseilleHit a mine while en route from Marseille to OranSank in depth waters Aunis, 439 ton15 January 1939 Marseille Maritime, MarseilleSurface action - Seized by the Nationalist gunboat DatoConfiscated, renamed Castillo Valldemosa Azelma, 177 ton25 January 1939 unknownAir attack at Sant Feliu de GuíxolsRaised by Nationalist ships in 1940, confiscated and renamed Castillo Javier Belle Hirondelle2 May 1937 unknownInternal explosion off Palma de MallorcaSank in deep waters Brisbane, 4,004 ton8 June 1938 André Puech, ParisAir attack off DeniaBeached, total loss Cap Bear, 212 ton15 June 1938 G. Ciamoni, MarseilleAir attack at ValenciaTotal loss Chausser 9120 October 1938 Marine NationaleAir attack at FornellsTotal loss El Djem, 2,575 ton30 May 1938 Soc. Maritime Nationale, ParisAir attack off El Grau, ValenciaTotal loss Francois, 3,457 ton21 December 1937 Soc. Commerciale d'afrettements et Commissiones, ParisSurface action - Seized by the Nationalist auxiliary cruiser Mallorca at the Strait of GibraltarConfiscated, renamed Castillo Andrade Gaulois, 500 tons 15 June 1938 Enterprise Cotière des Transports Maritimes, MarseilleAir attack at ValenciaRaised by Nationalist ships on 28 September 1939, confiscated and renamed Castillo Turégano Guaruja, 4,282 ton2 January 1938 Transports Maritimes, ParisGrounded at Punta PolacraTotal loss La Corse, 643 ton4 November 1938 S.A.R. Louis Carlini, MarseilleAir attack off Cape MataraRaised by Nationalist ships, confiscated and renamed Castillo Jarandilla Liberte6 July 1937 La Peche Française, FecampSurface action - Seized by the Nationalist cruiser Almirante CerveraConfiscated and renamed Castillo Almodóvar Oued Mellah, 2,414 ton24 October 1937 Cia. de Navigation Paquet, MarseilleAir attack off Balearic IslandsSunk in deep waters Saint Prosper, 4,330 ton8 March 1939 Soc. Navale de L'OuestHit a mine while bound for AlgiersSank with all hands Sydney, 4,937 ton17 December 1937 Soc. Commerciale d'afrettements et Commissiones, Paris Surface action - Seized by the Nationalist auxiliary cruiser Lázaro at the Strait of GibraltarConfiscated, renamed Castillo Simancas Tregastel, 1,046 ton28 September 1938 France Navegation, Paris Grounded at CadaquésTotal loss Yolande, 1,733 ton26 January 1939 R. Gardellá, ParisAir attack at BarcelonaTotal loss

Soviet flag Name and date of loss Ship's owner Type of Incident Aftermath Blagoev, 3,100 ton3 September 1937 SovietflotTorpedoed and sunk off Skyros by the Italian submarine SettembriniSunk in deep waters Katayama, 3,209 ton17 October 1938 SovietflotSurface action - Captured by the Nationalist minelayer VulcanoConfiscated, renamedCastillo Ampudia Komsomol, 5,109 ton14 December 1936 SovietflotSurface action - Shelled and sunk by the Nationalist cruiser CanariasSunk in deep waters Lensovet, 4,718 ton19 March 1938 SovietflotSurface action - Captured by Nationalist patrol boats at the Strait of GibraltarConfiscated, renamedCastillo Bellver Max Hoels, 3,472 ton2 November 1938 Sovietflot Surface action - Captured by the Nationalist minelayer VulcanoConfiscated, renamedCastillo Montealegre Potishev, 3,545 ton31 May 1938 Sovietflot Surface action - Captured by the Nationalist auxiliary cruiser Vicente PucholConfiscated, renamedCastillo de Olite Skvortzov Stepanov, 2,152 ton26 May 1938 Sovietflot Surface action - Captured by the Nationalist cruiser CanariasConfiscated, renamedCastillo Maqueda Smidovich, 2,485 ton10 January 1937 SovietflotSurface action - Captured by the Nationalist destroyer off BilbaoConfiscated, renamedCastillo Peñafiel Timiryazev, 2,151 ton31 August 1937 SovietflotSurface action - Torpedoed and sunk by the Italian destroyer off TigzirtSunk in deep waters Tsyurupa, 2,08123 October 1938 Sovietflot Surface action - Captured by the Nationalist cruiser Almirante CerveraConfiscated, renamedCastillo Villafranca

Greek flag Name and date of loss Ship's owner Type of Incident Aftermath Ellinico Vuono, 3,667 ton19 May 1938 T. Papadimitrou, PireusSurface action - Captured by the Nationalist cruiser Canarias near Cape PasseroConfiscated, renamed Castillo Mombeltrán Gardelaki, 2,282 ton28 March 1937 E. Theophilatos, IthacaSurface action - Captured by the Nationalist patrol boat Uad Kert on the Strait of GibraltarConfiscated, renamed Castillo Tarifa Lena, 1,735 ton30 March 1938 Jean Milonas, ParisTorpedoed by a submarine - apparently the Nationalist General MolaGeneral Mola by Daniel Prieto Towed to Barcelona, and sank there in shallow waters. Raised by Nationalist ships, confiscated, and renamed Castillo Moncada , 2,143 ton4 March 1937 Mavris & Diacon Zadeh, IstanbulHit a mine off Cape San SebastianSank in deep waters Loulis, 330 ton25 February 1939 unknownHit a mine off Cap de CreusSank in deep waters Nagos, 1,926 ton5 April 1937 J.G. Livanos, ChiosSurface action - Captured by the Nationalist patrol boat Maria Teresa at the Strait of GibraltarConfiscated and renamed Castillo Monforte Nicolau Eleni, 4,528 ton9 November 1938 Georgios Nicolau, PireusSurface action - Captured by a Nationalist patrol boat at the Strait of GibraltarConfiscated and renamed Castillo Madrigal Poli, 2,861 ton2 April 1937 E. Vintiades, GenoaSurface action - Shelled and sunk by the Nationalist cruiser BalearesSunk in deep waters Victoria, 6,600 ton11 November 1938 Georgios Nicolau, LondonSurface action - Captured by the Nationalist auxiliary cruiser Mar CantábricoConfiscated, renamed Castillo Oropesa

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