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Spanish destroyer Almirante Ferrándiz 1936

Spanish destroyer Almirante Ferrándiz: Destructor Almirante Ferrándiz (AF)
Image: Upload by Basilio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Interwar).

Key facts

NameSpanish destroyer Almirante FerrándizWikidata label
Year lost1936Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
EraInterwarderived from year
Ship typedestroyerWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagSpainWikidata P8047 country of registry
OperatorSpanish NavyWikidata P137 operator
ConflictSpanish Civil War, Battle of Cape SpartelWikidata P607 conflict
Sea / oceanAlboran SeaNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastSpainNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 39 km from land
Position36.2464, -4.6417Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

Almirante Ferrándiz was a Churruca-class destroyer in the Spanish Republican Navy. She took part in the Spanish Civil War on the government side.

She was named in honor of José Ferrándiz y Niño, a Spanish Admiral and former Navy Minister.

Location

  • Recorded position: 36.2464, -4.6417 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: Alboran Sea
  • Nearest coast: Spain

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Spanish destroyer Almirante Ferrándiz (1928) (revision 1380056411), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.

Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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