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Spanish Destroyer Almirante Ferrándiz (1928)
''Almirante Ferrándiz'' was a 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. History ''Almirante Ferrándiz'' took part in the Gibraltar Strait blockade. When a Second Spanish Republic, Republican squadron penetrated the Cantabrian Sea to relieve Republican troops isolated in the north, she remained in the strait with to stop any movement of Spain under Franco, Nationalist troops between Africa and the Iberian peninsula. In response, the Nationalist heavy cruiser (which Republicans believed had been damaged by an aerial bomb) and the light cruiser were sent to break the blockade. On 29 September 1936, at the Battle of Cape Espartel, Battle of Cape Spartel, ''Canarias'' spotted ''Almirante Ferrándiz'' on patrol in the Alboran Sea, and opened fire from , hitting the destroyer with her second salvo. The Republican destroyer continued ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Ferrándiz Y Niño
José Ferrándiz y Niño (1847–1918) was a Spanish soldier and politician who became a ''vicealmirante'' (Admiral, vice admiral) in the Spanish Navy. He was born in Seville and died in Madrid. He was teacher in the Floating Naval School (located in the old frigate Spanish frigate Asturias, ''Asturias'') in Ferrol, Spain, Ferrol. He was part of Rear Admiral Manuel De La Camara's squadron (in command of a destroyer flotilla made up of Spanish destroyer Audaz, ''Audaz'' (flagship), Spanish destroyer Osado, ''Osado'', and Spanish destroyer Proserpina, ''Proserpina'') when it was sent to Philippines during the Spanish–American War; the squadron was detained in Port Said, after a dispute with Egypt over permission to coal, and never reached its destination. He reached the rank of Capitán de Navío (Captain (naval), captain) in 1903, when he was appointed Minister of the Navy during Antonio Maura's first government. He was in office again from 1907 to 1909. During this time, he en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |