Gun drill on board a Basque Armed Trawler; Spanish Civil War

Gun crew of a Basque armed trawler manning their 75mm weapon, near Bilbao, 1937. The trawler, called the Donostia, was converted to military purposes at Bilbao and armed from the arsenal at Euzkalduna. The Basques fought for the Government, during the Spanish Civil War, against General Franco's Nationalist forces

75mm Basque Basques Bilbao Converted Donostia Drill Fought Francos Manning Nationalist Purposes Trawler

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