The Spanish Republican Navy was the naval arm of the Armed Forces of the Second Spanish Republic, the legally established government of Spain between 1931 and 1939.
Republican sailors playing musical instruments on board battleship Jaime I, Almería, February 1937.
The seaplane carrier Dédalo
Submarine rescue ship Kanguro and Spanish submarine C-3 at Cartagena naval base before the submarine was sunk by German submarine U-34
Cruiser Emperador Carlos V was no longer in active service during the Republic. It was used as a pontoon for exercises
Spanish coup of July 1936
The Spanish coup of July 1936 was a nationalist and military uprising that was intended to overthrow the Spanish Second Republic but precipitated the Spanish Civil War; Nationalists fought against Republicans for control of Spain. The coup was organized for 18 July 1936, although it started the previous day in Spanish Morocco, and resulted in a split of the Spanish military and territorial control, rather than a prompt transfer of power. The resulting war, Western neutrality, and active Axis support ultimately led to the establishment of a nationalist regime under Francisco Franco, who became ruler of Spain as caudillo.
Republican soldiers and Assault Guards fighting in Barcelona during the uprising