Title
cruiser the Baleares, a Canarias-class heavy cruiser saw service during the Spanish Civil War
Caption
The Spanish Naval cruiser the Baleares, a Canarias-class heavy cruiser saw service during the Spanish Civil War, when she was torpedoed and sunk by destroyers of the Spanish Republican Navy during the Battle of Cape Palos. Out of her crew of 1,206, she had 765 seamen killed or missing, among them Vice-Admiral Manuel Vierna Belando, commander of the cruiser division.
Date
1938
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP17A05_232
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (4,4Mb) / 19,5in x 12,0in / 5848 x 3586 (300dpi)