Spanish Naval Tree - Armada Española

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Hi and welcome to this suggestion of a spanish naval tree. My friend @Seefelder@psn and I have made some research on the spanish armada and came up with the idea of making a tree for the coastal and bluewater fleet.

I would also thank the member of the WTCP discord channel, they did also a very good research. 

 

 

The Spanish Navy (Armada Española) was the most powerful maritime force in the world from the 16th century up to the end of the 18th century. In the early 19th century, with the loss of most of its empire, Spain transitioned to a smaller fleet but maintained a shipbuilding industry which produced important technical innovations. The Spanish Navy built and operated one of the first military submarines (Isaac Peral), made important contributions in the development of destroyer warships, and again achieved a first global circumnavigation, this time by an ironclad vessel.

 

With the historcal background about shipbuilding the Spanish Navy built a lot of unique vessels which you will see below. So we go on and present to you our naval tree for coastal and bluewater fleet.

 

 

 

   Coastal fleet

 

Bluewater Fleet

 

Costal fleet tree

 

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Rank I

 

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Núm. 11 (G-5)

Speed: 48kn

Displacement: 17t
Armament: 2x1 12.7mm, 2x1 533mm TT

 

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Requete (S-2)

Speed: 33.8kn

Displacement: 49t
Armament: 1x1 20mm Rheinmetall, 1x1 7.92mm, 2x1 533mm TT

 

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LT-27

Speed: 41.5kn

Displacement: 106t
Armament: 2x1 20mm Hispano Suiza, 2x1 533mm TT

 

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LAS 2a. Serie

Speed: 13.5kn

Displacement: 63t
Armament: 1x1 20mm, 2x1 7.92mm

 

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Conejera "P31"

Speed: 25 kn

Displacement: 110t

Armament: 1x1 20mm Oerlikon, 1x1 12.7mm M2

 

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LS-1 | Premium

Speed: 19kn

Displacement: 42t
Armament: 1x1 20mm Rheinmetall, 1x1 7.92mm

 

Rank II

 

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Javier Quiroga

Speed: 20kn

Displacement: 362t
Armament: 2x1 37mm Rheinmetall

 

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Cándido Pérez (SC-497)

Speed: 16kn

Displacement: 138t
Armament: 1x1 40mm Bofors, 3x1 20mm Oerlikon
2x4 Mousetrap Mk20 (ASW) / 2x1 DCT / 2x1 DCR

 

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Sálvora "W31"

Speed: 11 kn

Displacement: 272t
Armament: 2x1 37mm Rheinmetall

 

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Procyon

Speed: 11.25kn

Displacement: 473t
Armament: 1x1 88mm Rheinmetall, 2x1 20mm Hispano Suiza

 

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Cádiz "RA4" | Premium

Speed: 15.7kn

Displacement: 1'107t
Armament: 2x1 20mm Oerlikon

 

Rank III

 

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Barceló "P-11"

Speed: 36.5kn

Displacement: 134t
Armement: 1x1 40mm Bofors-Breda, 1x1 20mm Oerlikon, 2x1 12.7mm M2

 

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Cormorán

Speed: 36kn

Displacement: 355t
Armament: 1x1 40mm Bofors, 1x1 20mm Oerlikon

 

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Cartagena "RA1"

Speed: 15 kn

Displacement: 1'023t
Armament: 1x1 37mm Rheinmetall, 2x1 20mm Rheinmetall

 

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Bidasoa "M01"

Speed: 16.5kn

Displacement: 748t
Armament: 1x1 88mm Rheinmetall, 1x1 37mm Rheinmetall, 2x1 20mm
12 DCR

 

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Virgen de la Caridad | Premium

Speed: 13.2kn

Displacement: 1'094t
Armament: 3x1 102mm/45 Mk LA, 2x1 20mm Rheinmetall

 

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Calvo Sotelo | Premium

Speed: 18.2kn

Displacement: 1'850t
Armament: 2x1 102mm Vickers, 2x1 57mm Vickers, 3x1 7.7mm

 

Rank IV

 

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Anaga "P21"

Speed: 20kn

Displacement: 350t
Armament: 1x1 76mm Mk22, 1x1 20mm Oerlikon

 

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Lazaga "P-01"

Speed: 29.7kn

Displacement: 397t
Armament: 1x1 76mm OTO Melara, 1x1 40mm Bofors-Breda, 2x1 20mm Oerlikon

 

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Infanta Cristina "F34"

Speed: 25.4kn

Displacement: 1'506t
Armament: 1x1 76mm OTO Meleara, 2x1 40mm Bofors, 2x3 324mm Mk 32 TT

 

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Guadiaro "DM8"

Speed: 16.5kn

Displacement: 770t
Armament: 1x1 105mm Rheinmetall, 1x1 37mm Rheinmetall, 2x1 20mm
16 DCR

 

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Descubierta "F51"

Speed: 18kn

Displacement: 1'101t

Armament: 1x1 105mm Rheinmetall, 2x2 37mm Rheinmetall, 3x4 20mm Flakvierling
4 DCT / 20 Mines

 

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Diana "F63"

Speed: 18kn

Displacement: 1'101t
Armament: 1x1 76mm Mk34, 3x1 40mm Bofors
2x24 Hedgehog Mk11 / 8 DCT / 20 Mines

 

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Cadarso "PC03" | Event or Premium

Speed: 29.7kn

Displacement: 397t
Armament: 1x12 20mm MEROKA, 1x1 40mm Bofors, 2x1 20mm Oerlikon

 

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Júpiter "F11" (1960) | Premium

Speed: 18.5kn

Displacement: 2'600t
Armament: 4x1 76mm Mk 34, 4x1 40mm Bofors
2x24 Hedgehog Mk 11 / 8 DCT / 2 DCR / 254 Mines

 

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Legazpi "22" (1960) | Premium

Speed: 20.5kn 

Displacement: 2'123t
Armament: 2x1 127mm Mk30, 4x1 40mm Bofors, 2x1 324 TR
2x24 Hedgehog / 8x1 DCT / 2x1 DCR

 

Rank V

 

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Relámpago "D39"

Speed: 32kn

Displacement: 1'552t
Armament: 2x1 76mm Mk 34, 2x1 40mm Bofors, 2x1 324mm TT
2x24 Hedgehog Mk 11 / 8x1 DCT / 2x1 DCR

 

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Álava "D52" (1960)

Speed: 29kn

Displacement: 2'279t
Armament: 3x1 76mm Mk 34, 3x1 40mm Bofos, 2x1 324mm TT
2x24 Hedgehog Mk 11 / 8x1 DCT / 2x1 DCR

 

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Eolo "23"

Speed: 19.5kn

Displacement: 1'925t
Armament: 4x1 105mm Rheinmetall, 2x2 37mm Rheinmetall, 4x1 20mm Rheinmetall
2x1 DCT / 70 Mines

 

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Vulcano "38"

Speed: 18.5kn

Displacement: 2'600t
Armament: 4x1 120mm Mk F, 2x1 88mm Rheinmetall, 3x1 20m Rheinmetall
2x1 DCR / 264 Mines

 

 

Bluewater fleet tree

 

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Rank I

 

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Alsedo

Speed: 34kn

Displacement: 1'337t
Armament: 3x1 102mm Vickers, 2x1 47mm Vickers, 2x2 450mm TT

 

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Huesca (1938)

Speed: 31.5kn

Displacement: 1'216t
Armament: 5x1 102mm Schneider-Canet 1917, 1x1 40mm Vickers-Terni 1917, 2x1 20mm Rheinmetall, 2x1 13.2mm, 2x2 450mm TT

 

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Magallanes "F35"

Speed: 20.5kn

Displacement: 2'246t (1954)
Armament: 3x1 120mm Mk F, 4x2 37mm Rheinmetall, 6x1 20mm Rheinmetall

4x1 DCT / 1x1 DCR / 30 Mines

 

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Pizarro "28" (1954)

Speed: 20.5kn

Displacement: 2'246t (1954)
Armament: 3x2 120mm/50 NG48, 4x2 37mm Rheinmetall, 6x1 20mm Rheinmetall
4x1 DCT / 1x1 DCR / 30 Mines

 

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Churruca

Speed: 36kn

Displacement: 2'087t
Armament: 5x1 120mm Mk D, 1x1 76mm Vickers Mk SS, 4x1 7.7mm, 2x3 533mm TT
2x1 DCR

 

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Pizarro (Design) | Premium

Speed: 20.5kn

Displacement: 2'246t
Armament: 3x2 105mm Rheinmetall, 4x2 37mm Rheinmetall, 4x2 20mm Rheinmetall, 4x1 20mm Rheinmetall
4x1 DCT / 1x1 DCR / 30 Mines

 

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Teruel | Premium

Speed: 31.5kn

Displacement: 1'216t
Armament: 6x1 102mm Schneider-Canet 1917, 2x1 40mm Vickers-Terni, 2x1 13.2mm, 2x2 450mm TT

 

Rank II

 

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Gravina

Speed: 36kn

Displacement: 2'175t
Armament: 5x1 102mm Vickers Mk E, 1x1 76mm Vickers Mk SS, 2x3 533mm TT
2x1 DCR

 

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Audaz "D31" (1953)

Speed: 33kn

Displacement: 1'474t
Armament: 3x1 105mm Rheinmetall, 2x2 37mm Rheinmetall, 2x4 20mm Flakvierling, 2x3 533mm TT
4x1 DCT / 1x1 DCR / 30 Mines

 

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Ceuta (1938)

Speed: 34kn

Displacement: 1'820t
Armament: 2x2 120mm/45 Vickers Mk F, 2x1 76mm Ansaldo 1917, 4x1 20mm Rheinmetall, 4x1 6.5mm, 2x2 450mm TT
1x1 DCR / 50 Mines

 

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Almirante Miranda (1945)

Speed: 36kn

Displacement: 2'175t
Armament: 4x1 120mm Vickers Mk F, 1x1 76mm Vickers Mk SS, 2x2 37mm Rheinmetall, 4x1 20mm Rheinmetall, 2x3 533mm TT
4x1 DCT / 2x1 DCR

 

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Ulloa (1938) | Premium

Speed: 36kn

Displacement: 2'175t
Armament: 4x1 102mm Vickers Mk E, 1x1 76mm Vickers Mk SS, 1x2 25mm M1938, 2x3 533mm TT
2x1 DCR

 

Rank III

 

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Roger de Lauria "D42"

Speed: 31kn

Displacement: 3'785t
Armament: 3x2 127mm Mk 38, 2x1 533 TT, 2x3 324 TT

 

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Liniers "D21"

Speed: 36kn

Displacement: 2'225t
Armament: 4x1 120mm/45 Mk F, 2x1 37mm Rheinmetall, 3x1 20 Rheinmetall, 2x3 533mm TT
2x1 DCT / 1x1 DCR

 

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Oquendo "D41"

Speed: 39kn

Displacement: 2'765t
Armament: 3x2 120mm/50 Vickers NG53, 6x1 40mm Bofors, 4x1 20mm Oerlikon, 2x1 324 TC
2x24 Hedgehog Mk 11

 

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Reina Victoria Eugenia

Speed: 25.5kn

Displacement: 6'454t
Armament: 9x1 152mm Vickers Mk V, 4x1 47mm Vickers Mk I, 4x1 7.7mm Vickers, 2x2 533 TT

 

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Almirante Valdés "D23" | Premium

Speed: 38kn

Displacement: 3'005t
Armament: 4x1 127mm Mk 38, 3x2 76mm Mk 33, 1x3 533mm TT, 2x3 324 TT
2x24 Hedgehog Mk 11 / 4x1 DCT / 1x1 DCR

 

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Reina Regente (1910) | Premium

Speed: 19.5kn

Displacement: 5'871t
Armament: 2x2 150mm TR Gonzales, 6x1 150mm Gonzales, 2x1 75mm Vickers, 12x1 57mm Nordenfelt, 8x1 37mm Maxim

 

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Navarra | Premium

Speed: 25kn

Displacement: 6'500t
Armament: 6x1 152mm Vickers Mk W, 4x1 88mm Rheinmetall, 4x4 20mm Flakvierling

 

Rank IV

 

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Blas de Lezo

Speed: 29kn

Displacement: 6'045t
Armament: 6x1 152mm Vickers Mk V, 4x1 47mm Vickers, 4x1 7.7mm Vickers, 2x3 533mm TT

 

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Miguel de Cervantes

Speed: 34kn

Displacement: 9'325t
Armament: 3x2 152mm Vickers Mk U, 2x1 152mm Vickers Mk T, 4x1 102mm Vickres Mk L, 2x1 47mm Vickers, 1x1 7.7mm, 4x3 533mm TT

 

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Méndez Núñez

Speed: 29kn

Displacement: 6'045t
Armament: 8x1 120mm Mk F, 4x2 37mm Rheinmetall, 4x4 20mm Flakvierling, 4x1 20mm Oerlikon, 2x3 533mm TT
2x1 DCT / 1x1 DCR

 

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Galicia

Speed: 31.5kn

Displacement: 9'903t
Armament: 4x2 152mm Vickers Mk U, 8x2 37mm Rheinmetall, 5x4 20mm Flakvierling, 2x3 533mm TT
4x1 DCT / 1x1 DCR

 

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Baleares (1936)

Speed: 33kn

Displacement: 13'070t
Armament: 3x2 203mm Vickers Mk D, 4x1 120mm Vickers Mk F, 4x1 100mm OTO 1928, 6x1 40mm Vickers-Terni 1917
2x1 DCT / 1x1 DCR

 

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Almirante Cervera (1943) | Premium

Speed: 34kn

Displacement: 9'660t
Armament: 3x2 152mm Vickers Mk U, 2x1 152mm Vickers Mk T, 4x1 105mm Rheinmetall, 4x2 37mm Rheinmetall, 4x1 20mm Rheinmetall, 4x3 533mm TT

 

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Baleares (1937)

Speed: 33kn

Displacement: 13'200t
Armament: 4x2 203mm Vickers Mk D, 8x1 120mm Vickers Mk F, 4x1 88mm Rheinmetall
2x1 DCT / 1x1 DCR

 

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Canarias "C21" (1943)

Speed: 33kn

Displacement: 13'200t
Armament: 4x2 203mm Vickers Mk D, 8x1 120mm Vickers Mk F, 6x2 37mm Rheinmetall, 4x1 20mm Rheinmetall
2x1 DCT / 1x1 DCR

 

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Pelayo (1910)

Speed: 16.7kn

Displacement: 10'000t
Armament: 2x1 320mm Hontoria 1883, 2x1 280mm Hontoria 1883, 9x1 140mm Hontoria 1883, 5x1 57mm Nordendelt, 14x1 37mm Maxim

 

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España (1936)

Speed: 19.5kn

Displacement: 15'700t
Armament: 4x2 305mm Vickers H, 12x1 102mm Vickers E, 4x1 88mm Rheinmetall, 2x1 20mm Rheinmetall

 

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Jaime I (1937)

Speed: 19.5kn

Displacement: 15'700t
Armament: 4x2 305mm Vickers H, 16x1 102mm Vickers E, 2x1 76mm Vickers FF, 2x1 47mm Vickers, 1x2 25mm M1933, 4x2 13.2mm

 

 

 

 

Since the mid-20th century, the Spanish Navy began a process of reorganization to once again become one of the major navies of the world. As you can see, the spanish Navy is a fearsome one that should not be underestimated. 

 

There is still room for improvments in the trees. I hope you like it. Plese share your thougts and comments below.

 

Sources:

Books:   Marina Milirar Española | ISBN 978-84-9928-074-5

              Buques de la Armada Española - Juan Luis Coello Lillo | ISBN 84-88959-71-0

              Buques de la Armada Española del siglo XX - Alejandro Anca Alamillo | ISBN 978-84-9781-428-7

              Torpederos y Destructores de la Armada Española - Alejandro Anca Alamillo | ISBN 978-92-0-311405-9

Internet: https://www.navypedia.org/ships/spain/sp_index.htm

              https://naval-encyclopedia.com/ww2/spain/spanish-destroyers.php

 

 

 

Edited September 3, 2021 by Lupin_III_ZH@psn

[leroyonly 4,310]

Open for discussion. 

[Milocat 4,848]

+1 for some kind of Spanish/Iberian tree.

[Seefelder@psn 130]

 

+1. Love the Pizarro with the 105 mm

[billywarren007 63]

As the author of the Canárias suggestion, I can’t recommend this enough, the Spanish Fleet is hardly talked about and has a fascinating history during the Spanish Civil War so would make a fine addition to the game

[Lupin_III_ZH@psn 3]

@leroyonly thank you for the fast approval

[WayOfTheWolk 1,573]

I would definitely consider adding the Portuguese Navy as a branch and perhaps some of the armored/protected cruisers from the early 20th century to bolster the bluewater tree.

Edited September 5, 2021 by WayOfTheWolk

[billywarren007 63]

If this does come into the game, first thing I would do is recreate the battle of Cape Palos

[Seefelder@psn 130]

 

At the naval stuff is where spain shines, there are so many ships and special modifications like this. They took a Lazaga class patrol ship and removed the 76 mm gun and put a 12x20mm Meroka turret on it

[Admiral_Aruon 2,264]

i'm for it. though it may need to be conglomerated with Portugal into an Iberian tree, and/or (let's face it, absolutely has to) be a subnation within the Italian naval tech tree.

[billywarren007 63]

The other option could be both nations being a sub tree in Italy, to help bulk out the tree. However, factoring in the military history of Spain with the Spanish Civil War and the armament build up it had afterwards, I would say having it as it's own nation would be the preffered option 

[LukTroy 124]

7 hours ago, billywarren007 said:

The other option could be both nations being a sub tree in Italy, to help bulk out the tree. However, factoring in the military history of Spain with the Spanish Civil War and the armament build up it had afterwards, I would say having it as it's own nation would be the preffered option 

Italy doesn't need a sub tree in their naval tech tree. There are still many Italian battleships, cruisers and destroyers that are waiting to be added to the game. In size, their navy was comparable to the French navy and was way bigger than Germany's and Ussr. Spain should get their own tech tree, obviously after the air tree. 

[Abaddon75 460]

totaly agree on that Italy and France were fighting for the 4th place of the biggest world navies behind UK USA and Japan

Spain could be teir own tree, they would have some C&P sure (mainly for air and ground) but they also made a bunch of their own stuff. Portugal could be a sub nation to them to enlarge it a little bit more, but when it comes to naval Spain is quite impresiv on their own

Edited April 15, 2022 by Abaddon75

[Fireraid233 4,274]

what about their post war stuff?

[Seefelder@psn 130]

On 21/07/2022 at 01:54, Fireraid233 said:

what about their post war stuff?

There are a lot. 

Like the fregata baleares.

But i did not include them, because they would not fit in the current meta

[billywarren007 63]

Another thing that could be looked into is the possibility of having Portuguese Vessels in the tree, can add some assistance in the form of sloops and destroyers to help bulk the tree out

[Seefelder@psn 130]

If protectet cruiser would be added this wuold be nice