Basque Auxiliary Navy Marina de Guerra Auxiliar de Euzkadi Eusko Itsas Gudarostea
Churruca-class destroyer Císcar of the Basque Auxiliary Navy
Active
1936–1937
Country
Spain
Branch
Spanish Republican Navy
Type
Navy
Role
Coastal defence and minesweeping
Engagements
Spanish Civil War
Commanders
Commander
Joaquín de Eguía y Unzueta
Insignia
Naval ensign
Naval jack
Military unit
Juan Azkarate, last surviving member of the Basque Auxiliary Navy, in 2016
The Basque Auxiliary Navy (Spanish: Marina de Guerra Auxiliar de Euzkadi, Basque: Eusko Itsas Gudarostea) was a section of the Spanish Republican Navy operating in the Bay of Biscay between 1936 and 1937. The naval force began their operations in October 1936 at the behest of the autonomous Basque Government. The main Basque Navy base was at Portugalete.
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