WI - No. 2, 1979: Canarias, Adiós!

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WI - No. 2, 1979: Canarias, Adiós!

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Hello all,

The people from Warship International were so kind to let us publish the article about the Spanish Heavy Cruiser Canarias here in the site. A few days ago I began uploading it, and you can now find it right here:

http://www.kbismarck.org/canarias.html

I still have to add some photos and finish transcribing “part III”, but if you want to take a look go ahead.
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Interesting article, but I notice that little is actually said about the ship's service record, such as the ''involvement'' with Rheinubung.
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Have you checked parts II and III? They cover the Spanish Civil War and post war activities.

http://www.kbismarck.org/canarias.html
http://www.kbismarck.org/canarias2.html
http://www.kbismarck.org/canarias3.html

Canarias' most famous action was the sinking of Republican destroyer Almirante Ferrándiz on 29 September 1936. A remarkable action considering she had not previously held gunnery exercises at all, and was directing her fire with an improvised rangefinder that originated from a coastal battery. All this with a green crew.
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José M. Rico wrote:Have you checked parts II and III? They cover the Spanish Civil War and post war activities.
Yes, its an interesting history with the emphasis and space mostly going to the Civil War operations, perhaps rightly so. The Rheinubung ''rescue'' merits a short paragraph, but as Spain was not at war during WW2, then from a Spanish perspective this is understandable.
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