Miguel de Cervantes (named after poet Miguel de Cervantes) was also part the Republican fleet during the civil war and was torpedoed by the nationalist submarine General Mola in 1936.
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Almirante Cervera (named after Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete) served on the Nationalist side in the civil war and was present in most of the major battles.
Pascual Cervera y Topete | Cervera | Almirante Brown | Carmen Cervera | Spanish cruiser Almirante Cervera | Almirante Padilla Airport | Víctor Cervera Pacheco | Spanish cruiser Almirante Oquendo | Luis Álvarez de Cervera | Chilean ship Almirante Latorre | Chilean battleship Almirante Latorre | Cervera del Río Alhama | ''Almirante Oquendo'' | Almirante Cervera | ''Almirante Cervera'' | Almirante Brown Partido |
Then she, C-2, and C-6 received instructions to form a patrol arc in front of Ceuta harbour to prevent the entrance of the cruiser Almirante Cervera, which had left Ferrol bound for the Gibraltar Strait.
On 14 July Molton tried to enter Republican-held Santander but the insurgent cruiser Almirante Cervera captured her and an insurgent armed trawler took Molton to Bilbao, which by then had fallen to Franco's forces.