Sardinero

          At Barcelona, berthed at the closest pier. On the background to the left was the Buenos Aires. Thanks to Javier Careaga has been identified the Dedalo, first plane carrier of the Spanish Navy, that was on the photo upper right side and had by her starboard several ships tied alongside each other. The rest are unidentified.
          She was built in Germany on 1902 as Eriphia. During the WWI she seekd refuge in Spain, being later seized to compensate the Spanish vessels lost due to German attacks. There were six vessels, delivered later to Gerencia de Buques Incautados, being this renamed as España Nº 1. On 1923 she was delivered to Compañía Vasco Cantabrica de Navegación for comensating this company of the lost on 1918 of the previous Sardinero, sunk by the German submarine U-155.
        She was later sold to Federico González Fierro, changing her name to Ita. She was scrapped on 1974.

Shipyard / Year	Aktie Geschaft Neptun / 1902
Owner	Dampfs Reederei Horn AG
Name	*Eriphia*
Owner / Year	Spanish Government / 1918
Name	*España Nº 1*
Dead weight	3,733	MT
Gross register	2,562	GRT
Lenght	93.0	mtr
Breadth	12.6	mtr
Depth	5.4	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	765	C.V.
Speed	9	nudos
Incorporated	1923	from
Owner	Spanish Government
Name	*España Nº 1*
Sold	1933	a
Owner	Federico González Fierro
Name	Ita
Scrapped	Málaga - 1977

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