Naviera Sota y Aznar




  Naviera Aznar was created, as Naviera Sota y Aznar, in 1906 with the merge of several single vessel shipping companies owned by the cousins Ramón de la Sota Llano y Eduardo Aznar de la Sota.

  They started with the single vessel shipping companies in 1889. The first was the Compañía del Vapor Alcedo, that on January 1889 bought to Compañía Bilbaina de Navegación the Febrero, built in 1881 as Cornucopia and purchased by Compañía Bilbaina de Navegación in 1883. This company was managed by Eduardo Aznar, that was also major shareholder, and who was the second biggest one in Compañía del Vapor Alcedo, his cousin being the first. Although she sunk few month later, on September same year, the experience was successful and following year they started creating more single vessel shipping companies.

  The next list is ordered by year of purchase of the ship. As can be observed several companies are twice in the list, because they sold their steamer and bought other. In some cases it was to improve the specifications, in others due to the loss of the ship. There were two that sold their vessel to other companies created in the group to bought them. These last ones sold later the vessels and bought others. In the case of Compañía del Vapor Cierbana the first steamer was named Ciervana and the second Cierbana.

Company	Shipyard / Year	DW	Length	Breadth	Depth	Machine	H.P	Year bought	End / Sold to / Year	Pass to S&A
Compañía del Vapor Alcedo	Caird & Purdie / 1881	2,400	74.7	10.5	4.6	Compound	650	1889	Sunk / 1889	No
Compañía del Vapor Musques	Schlesinger Davis / 1882	2,278	71.0	10.7	4.7	Triple exp	694	1890	Sunk / 1894	No
Compañía del Vapor Abanto	E.Withy / 1883	2,360	84.0	10.5	5.5	Triple exp	584	1890	Sunk / 1911 - 22 dead	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Cierbana	Cunliffe and Dunlop / 1881	1,400	73.5	9.9	4.6	Triple exp	623	1890	Cía. Sevillana de Navegación a Vapor / 1894	No
Compañía del Vapor Sestao	William Gray / 1890	2,200	74.7	10.8	4.6	Triple exp	987	1890 - New	Sunk / 1904	No
Compañía del Vapor Santurce	Kish, Boolds & Co. / 1884	2,061	76.2	11.1	4.0	Compound	723	1891	A.& A.Y.Mackay - Norberto / 1906	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Somorrostro	E.Finch & Co. / 1884	2,805	76.3	11.1	6.2	Triple exp	933	1891	Cía. de Carbones Asturianos - Samuño / 1912	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Poveña	U.S.K. Steamships / 1884	701	44.2	7.6	3.4	Compound	166	1892	Compañía del Vapor Gorliz / 1897	No
Compañía del Vapor Algorta	Tyne Iron SB Co. / 1886	727	51.6	8.3	3.9	Triple exp	386	1892	Compañía del Vapor Getso / 1898	No
Compañía del Vapor Baracaldo	William Gray & Co. / 1893	1,690	70.1	9.8	4.4	Triple exp	786	1893	Antonio de Bereincua / 1915	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Musques	William Doxford / 1888	2,942	76.2	11.0	5.2	Triple exp	876	1894	Ybarra y Cía. - Cabo Higuer / 1906	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Albia	Mitchell & Co. / 1870	2,199	70.1	9.8	4.7	Compound	690	1894	Sunk / 1895	No
Compañía del Vapor Cierbana	Raylton Dixon / 1894	1,987	68.9	9.9	4.6	Triple exp	625	1894 - New	Frederik Sorlesen - Solhaug / 1915	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Albia	Tyne Iron SB Co. / 1890	3,805	91.4	12.0	5.9	Triple exp	1,397	1895	Sunk / 1915	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Begoña	Raylton Dixon and Co. / 1896	3,154	93.0	12.9	6.1	Triple exp	1,497	1896 - New	Sunk / 1917	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Portugalete	R.Craggs and Sons	4,496	86.3	12.6	5.0	Triple exp	911	1896 - New	Sunk / 1912	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Poveña	William Gray / 1894	3,286	82.8	11.6	5.6	Triple exp	1,340	1897	Noorland Shipping - Bovra / 1915	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Deusto	Raylton Dixon / 1897	2,537	76.0	11.3	5.2	Triple exp	875	1897 - New	Ybarra y Cía. - Cabo Santa Pola / 1901	No
Compañía del Vapor Erandio	Ropner and Son / 1897	4,752	97.5	14.0	6.5	Triple exp	1,215	1897 - New	Axpe-Mendi / 1918 - Torpedoed / 1918	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Plencia	Raylton Dixon and Co. / 1898	3,657	91.1	12.8	6.2	Triple exp	1,120	1898 - New	Andraka-Mendi / 1917 - Monte Contes / 1939	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Arminza	Raylton Dixon and Co. / 1898	3,683	88.2	12.8	5.4	Triple exp	1,149	1898 - New	Sunk / 1908	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Bakio	Blyth SB & DD Co. / 1892	2,880	88.2	11.9	5.8	Triple exp	1,107	1898	Sunk / 1902	No
Compañía del Vapor Bakio	Campbeltown / 1904	3,425	86.1	12.2	6.2	Triple exp	1,092	1904 - New	Uruguayan flag - Sunk / 1916 - 25 dead	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Gorliz	U.S.K. Steamships / 1884	701	44.2	7.6	3.4	Compound	166	1897	Cía. Vasco Cantábrica de Nav. - Axpe / 1899	No
Compañía del Vapor Getso	Tyne Iron SB Co. / 1886	727	51.6	8.3	3.9	Compound	386	1898	Leoni Rovigo - Antonino / 1903	No
Compañía del Vapor Bermeo	C.S.Swan and Hunter / 1898	4,550	88.5	12.2	5.5	Triple exp	1,239	1898 - New	Arno-Mendi / 1917 - Torpedoed / 1918	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Mundaka	William Gray / 1899	3,660	95.2	12.5	5.5	Triple exp	1,109	1899 - New	Arinda-Mendi / 1917 - Sunk / 1917	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Elantsobe	William Gray / 1899	3,660	95.2	12.5	5.5	Triple exp	1,112	1899 - New	Atxeri-Mendi / 1917 - Torpedoed / 1918	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Ea	James Readhead / 1893	4,010	91.0	12.2	6.2	Triple exp	1,288	1899	Sunk / 1902	No
Compañía del Vapor Lekeitio	Willian Gray / 1896	3,763	91.4	13.1	6.3	Triple exp	1,375	1899	Aizkori-Mendi/ 1918 - Scrapped / 1933	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Gorbea-Mendi	Willian Gray / 1896	4,200	95.7	13.4	5.6	Triple exp	1,100	1899	J. Stern - Pomone / 1915 - Torpedoed / 1917	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Gorliz	James Readhead / 1891	2,765	79.1	11.0	5.4	Compound	853	1900	Astondo-Mendi / 1917 - Scrapped / 1929	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Algorta	William Gray / 1898	3,191	83.8	12.7	5.4	Triple exp	1,256	1903	Sunk by submarine / 1917	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Getso	Euskalduna / 1905	1,800	71.4	11.2	5.3	Triple exp	450	1905 - New	Arza-Mendi / 1917 - Mina Cantiquin / 1952	Yes
Compañía del Vapor Sestao	Euskalduna / 1906	3,176	77.4	11.0	5.4	Triple exp	842	1906 - New	Arnabal-Mendi / 1918 - Sunk / 1928	Yes

Ciervana

Shipyard / Year	Cunliffe & Dunlop / 1881
Name	Nithsdale
Dead weight	1,400	MT
Gross register	1,264	MT
Length	73.5	mtr
Breadth	9.9	mtr
Depth	4.6	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating compound
Power	623	H.P.
Bought	1890	to
Owner	R. Mackill & Company
Name	Nithsdale
Sold	1894	to
Owner	Cía. Sevillana de Nav. a Vapor
Name	Ciervana
Owner / Year	Hijos de Jose Tayá S. en C. / 1920
Name	Ciervana
Owner / Year	Marítima Asturiana S.A. / 1928
Name	Ciervana
Sunk	23/01/1930

Abanto

Shipyard / Year	Withy - Middleton / 1883
Name	Sara
Dead weight	2,360	MT
Gross register	1,665	MT
Length	78.5	mtr
Breadth	10.5	mtr
Depth	5.5	mtr
Propulsion	Alternativa compound
Power	584	H.P.
Bought	1889	to
Owner	Guthrie, Murdoch & Company
Name	Sara
Sunk	01/02/1911 - Close to Sagunto

Sestao She sank on 18/06/1904 close to Longships - Cornwall (United Kingdom), during a trip from Saltacaballo (where is in the photo) to Newport due to collision with the Circe.

Shipyard / Year	William Gray / 1890
Dead weight	2,200	MT
Gross register	1,447	GRT
Length	74.7	mtr
Breadth	10.8	mtr
Depth	4.6	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	987	H.P
Wrecked	18/05/1904 - Close to Longships

La Atalaya - 21/May/1904 El Noticiero Bilbaino - 20/May/1904 El Noticiero Bilbaino - 21/May/1904


Musques
        In this photo the vessel is passing by close to the Puertochico dock, at Santander, listed to starboard. Observing the photo carefully can be seen that the boom has been removed. Behind can be seen a Trasatlántica vessel, which I believe is the first Alfonso XIII or the Reina Maria Cristina.

Shipyard / Year	W. Doxford & Sons / 1888
Name	Callisto
Dead weight	2,942	MT
Gross register	1,709	GRT
Length	76.2	mtr
Breadth	11.0	mtr
Depth	5.2	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	876	H.P.
Bought	1894	to
Owner	Hudig & Veder
Name	Callisto
Sold	1906	to
Owner	Ybarra y Compañía
Name	Cabo Higuer
Converted	Barge - 1928
Scrapped	1934

Cierbana         She was built in 1894 for the Compañía del Vapor Cierbana. In 1906 the company was integrated in Sota y Aznar. On 20/January/1915 she was sunk by the British steamer Bangor whilst at anchor in Wales. She was refloated, repaired and sold on April to a Norwegian shipping company and renamedSolhaug.

Shipyard / Year	Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. / 1894
Dead weight	1,987	MT
Gross register	1,253	GRT
Length	68.9	mtr
Breadth	10.4	mtr
Depth	4.6	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	625	H.P.
Sold	1920	to
Owner	Frederik Sorselen & Co.
Name	Solhaug
Sunk	10/06/1917 - UC-48 - Close to Cabo Peñas

El Noroeste - 11/June/1917         On these press clips is related the sinking by a German submarine on 10/June/1917 close to Cabo Peñas. The vessel name was written wrong, as well as the Spanish old name, wrote as Ciervana instead Cierbana.


Albia She sunk close to Sunderland, during a trip with iron ore from Sagunto for Jarrow.

Shipyard / Year	Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. / 1890
Name	Monmouth
Dead weight	3,805	MT
Gross register	2,506	GRT
Length	91.4	mtr
Breadth	12.0	mtr
Depth	5.9	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,397	H.P
Bought	1895	to
Owner	Great Western Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
Name	Monmouth
Wrecked	05/12/1915 - Close to Sunderland

Deusto As Cabo Santa Pola

Shipyard / Year	Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. / 1897
Dead weight	2,537	MT
Gross register	1,626	GRT
Length	76.0	mtr
Breadth	11.3	mtr
Depth	5.2	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	875	H.P.
Sold	1901	to
Owner	Naviera Sota y Aznar
Name	Deusto
Scrapped	1933

Plencia Andraka-Mendi Monte Contes

Shipyard / Year	Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. / 1898
Owner	Compañía del Vapor Plencia
Name	Plencia
Owner / Year	Naviera Sota y Aznar / 1906
Name	Plencia
Name 1917	Andraka-Mendi
Dead weight	3,657	MT
Gross register	2,437	GRT
Net register	1,644	NRT
Length	91.1	mtr
Breadth	12.8	mtr
Depth	6.2	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,120	H.P.
Sold	1955	to
Owner	Naviera Astur Andaluza
Name	Benito
Scrapped	San Esteban de Pravia - 1979

Lekeitio Aizkori-Mendi

Shipyard / Year	William Gray / 1896
Name	Bertholey
Dead weight	3,763	MT
Gross register	2,278	GRT
Length	91.4	mtr
Breadth	13.1	mtr
Depth	6.3	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,375	H.P.
Bought	1899	to
Owner	Bertholey Steamship Co. Ltd.
Name	Bertholey
Name 1918	Aizkori-Mendi
Scrapped	Bilbao - 1933

Ama Begoñakoa

Shipyard / Year	Mac Millan - Dumbarton / 1902
Owner	Compañía de la Fragata Ama Begoñakoa
Name	Ama Begoñakoa
Owner / Year	Naviera Sota y Aznar / 1906
Name	Ama Begoñakoa
Dead weight	4,000	MT
Gross register	2,516	GRT
Net register	1,644	TRN
Length	91.4	mtr
Breadth	13.2	mtr
Depth	7.6	mtr
Propulsion	Barco de vela - Fragata
Sold	1910	to
Owner	Devitt & Moore's Ocean Training Ships
Name	Medway
Converted	1919 to tanker
Name / Year	Myr Shell / 1920
Scrapped	Japan - 1933

Vida Marítima - 10/November/1903
At River Clyde mouth


Getso Arza-Mendi Yet owned by Compañía del Vapor Getso

Shipyard / Year	Euskalduna / 1905
Owner	Compañía del Vapor Getso
Name	Getso
Owner / Year	Naviera Sota y Aznar / 1906
Name	Getso
Name 1917	Arza-Mendi
Dead weight	1,800	MT
Gross register	1,235	GRT
Length	71.4	mtr
Breadth	11.2	mtr
Depth	5.3	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	450	H.P.
Speed	8	knots
Sold	1918	to
Owner	Compañía Naviera Ybai
Name	Ybai-Patxo
Owner / Year	Compañía Naviera Iturri / 1919
Name	Iturri-Patxo
Owner / Year	Compañía Naviera Iturri / 1919
Name	Iturri-Patxo
Owner / Year	Mariano del Rio y Compañía / 1927
Name	Rola
Owner / Year	Naviera del Nalón / 1952
Name	Mina Cantiquin
Scrapped	Gijón - 1972

As Mina Cantiquin


Sestao Arnabal-Mendi At Burdeaux, passing the lock. She was built in 1906 by Euskaduna for the shipping company of hers name, being the second in it.

Shipyard / Year	Euskalduna / 1906
Dead weight	3,176	MT
Gross register	1,375	GRT
Length	77.4	mtr
Breadth	11.0	mtr
Depth	5.4	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	842	H.P.
Sunk	26/11/1928 - Trip Bilbao-Pasajes

Yet owned by Compañía del Vapor Sestao, short time before the Sota y Aznar creation.         In 1918 she was renamed Arnabal-Mendi. She was lost on 26/November/1928 after grounding close to San Juan de Luz. She left Bilbao on 24/November bound for Pasajes but due to the bad weather three blades of the propeller were broken and she drifted to the coast. All crewmembers survived because they were rescued by fishing vessels from Pasajes.


Urko-Mendi At Savona

Shipyard / Year	Craig, Taylor and Company / 1902
Name	Harbart
Dead weight	6,184	MT
Gross register	3,310	GRT
Length	100.8	mtr
Breadth	13.8	mtr
Depth	5.4	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,411	H.P.
Speed	10	knots
Bought	1910	toa
Owner	Harland & Bartlett Steamships Co. Ltd.
Name	Harbart
Scrapped	Erandio (Vizcaya) - 1933

Jata-Mendi At Pasajes entrance, where was scuttled for blocking the port.

Shipyard / Year	Northumberland Shipbuilding Co. / 1905
Name	Netherton
Dead weight	7,135	MT
Gross register	4,226	GRT
Length	109.8	mtr
Breadth	14.6	mtr
Depth	6.2	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	2,271	H.P.
Speed	10	knots
Bought	1910	to
Owner	Netherton Shipping Co. Ltd.
Name	Netherton
Grounded	12/09/1936 - Pasajes entrance
Scrapped	1937- In situ

Eretza-Mendi Monte Jata

Shipyard / Year	William Gray - Hartlepool / 1909
Dead weight	6,750	MT
Gross register	4,126	GRT
Length	111.3	mtr
Breadth	15.3	mtr
Depth	7.7	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,550	H.P.
Speed	10	knots
Sold	1953	to
Owner	MARCOSA
Name	Corisco
Owner / Year	Naviera Forestal Africana - 1959
Name	Socogui
Owner / Year	Cía. Marítima Torrelaveguense / 1972
Name	Socogui
Scrapped	Castellón - 1973

Bizkargi-Mendi Monte Facho
        In 1939 was renamed as Monte Facho. She was sunk close to the Portuguese coast after a collision with a British vessel. All the crew was saved by the British vessel, that with big damages managed to arrive to Lisbon.

Shipyard / Year	Euskalduna / 1910
Name	Bizkargi-Mendi
Name 1939	Monte Facho
Dead weight	4,703	MT
Gross register	3,234	GRT
Length	101.2	mtr
Breadth	14.2	mtr
Depth	6.5	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,030	H.P.
Speed	9	knots
Sunk	04/10/1952 - 50 mn off Figueira da Foz

El Comercio - 05/October/1952 Voluntad - 05/October/1952


Upo-Mendi Monte Jarindo

Shipyard / Year	Euskalduna / 1912
Name	Upo-Mendi
Name 1939	Monte Jarindo
Dead weight	6,605	MT
Gross register	3,838	GRT
Length	111.3	mtr
Breadth	15.3	mtr
Depth	7.7	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,250	H.P.
Speed	9	knots
Sold	1951	to
Owner	Sociedad Metalúrgica Duro Felguera
Name	Felguera
Scrapped	Gijón - 1962

She was the only turret vessel built in Spain. On this photo she was yet as Upo-Mendi, and can be seen with her original look with open bridge. This photo shows her at Delfzijl (Netherlands), carrying out cargo operations with barges.
In 1939 was renamed as Monte Jarindo In 1951 she was sold to Duro Felguera and was renamed as Felguera. She was scrapped in 1962.


Unbe-Mendi Monte Javalon

Shipyard / Year	Euskalduna / 1914
Name	Unbe-Mendi
Name 1939	Monte Javalon
Dead weight	6,990	MT
Gross register	4,313	GRT
Length	114.6	mtr
Breadth	15.3	mtr
Depth	8.5	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,450	H.P.
Speed	9	knots
Sold	1953	to
Owner	Altos Hornos de Vizcaya
Name	Fernando L. de Ybarra
Owner / Year	Naviera Forestal de Guinea / 1959
Name	Utamboni
Scrapped	Santander - 1974

Gorbea-Mendi Monte Moncayo

Shipyard / Year	Euskalduna / 1913
Name	Gorbea-Mendi
Name 1939	Monte Moncayo
Dead weight	7,003	MT
Gross register	4,291	GRT
Length	111.2	mtr
Breadth	15.3	mtr
Depth	7.7	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,875	H.P
Sunk	28/09/40 - Mine 8 miles off Cagliari

Arate-Mendi Monte Faro

Shipyard / Year	Euskalduna / 1915
Owner	Compañía Marítima del Nervión
Name	Mar del Norte
Owner / Year	Trasmediterránea / 1928
Name	Rio Navia
Dead weight	4,193	MT
Gross register	2,917	GRT
Passengers	12
Length	97.2	mtr
Breadth	13.5	mtr
Depth	7.5	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,200	H.P.
Bought	1935	to
Owner	Trasmediterránea
Name	Rio Navia
Name 1936	Ellen
Name 1938	Arate-Mendi
Name 1939	Monte Faro
Scrapped	1965

Avance - 30/April/1937


Igotz-Mendi Monte Mulhacen

Shipyard / Year	Euskalduna / 1916
Name	Igotz-Mendi
Name 1939	Monte Mulhacen
Dead weight	7,438	MT
Gross register	4,648	GRT
Length	121.2	mtr
Breadth	15.3	mtr
Depth	8.6	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,610	H.P.
Speed	9	knots
Sold	1951	to
Owner	Altos Hornos de Vizcaya
Name	Jose Vilallonga
Scrapped	Erandio - 1969

La Atalaya - 14/March/1918 La Atalaya - 31/March/1918 La Atalaya - 22/June/1918 La Atalaya - 25/June/1918 La Atalaya - 24/December/1918


Artagan-Mendi Monte Nuria Below with open bridge, and above with it already closed.

Shipyard / Year	Euskalduna / 1917
Name	Artagan-Mendi
Name 1939	Monte Nuria
Dead weight	8,590	MT
Gross register	5,718	GRT
Length	126.8	mtr
Breadth	16.3	mtr
Depth	9.5	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	2,000	H.P.
Scrapped	Bilbao - 1965

Berthing at Santander

ALERTA - 20/March/1952
On 29/Novemebr/1919 there was an accident whilst berthing, with two people dead. La Atalaya - 30/November/1919 El Cantábrico - 30/November/1919 El Pueblo Cántabro - 30/November/1919


Arno-Mendi Monte Naranco

Shipyard / Year	Euskalduna / 1920
Name	Arno-Mendi
Name 1939	Monte Naranco
Dead weight	8,650	MT
Gross register	5,754	GRT
Length	126.9	mtr
Breadth	16.3	mtr
Depth	9.5	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,800	H.P.
Speed	10	knots
Scrapped	Bilbao - 1964

Aritz-Mendi Monte Navajo

Shipyard / Year	Euskalduna / 1920
Name	Aritz-Mendi
Name 1939	Monte Navajo
Dead weight	8,650	MT
Gross register	5,754	GRT
Length	126.9	mtr
Breadth	16.3	mtr
Depth	9.5	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,800	H.P.
Speed	10	knots
Scrapped	Santander - 1964

07/June/1964 - At Santander, berthed to nowadays Margen Norte, being scrapped.


Arnotegui-Mendi Monte Castelo
At Santander, during cargo operations.

Shipyard / Year	Euskalduna / 1921
Name	Arnotegi-Mendi
Name 1939	Monte Castelo
Dead weight	5,619	MT
Gross register	3,222	GRT
Length	107,2	mtr
Breadth	14.2	mtr
Depth	9.8	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,300	H.P.
Speed	10	knots
Scrapped	Santander - 1964

Artiba-Mendi Monte Espadan

Shipyard / Year	Euskalduna / 1921
Name	Artiba-Mendi
Name 1939	Monte Espadan
Dead weight	3,677	MT
Gross register	2,543	MT
Length	94.7	mtr
Breadth	13.5	mtr
Depth	6.9	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,000	H.P.
Speed	9	knots
Scrapped	Santander - 1966

At Santoña (Cantabria)
Yet as Artiba-Mendi, berthed at Bilbao to the opposite side of El Arenal. On the background is the City Hall. On the right side of the photo is the Agadir, owned by Echevarrieta y Larrinaga.
        When started the Civil War she was under republican control, trading between the United Kingdom and Spain until seized by the codfish fishing ship Galerna on 6/March/1937. She was returned back to Naviera Aznar in 1939, being renamed as Monte Espadan<. She was scrapped in 1966.
At Bilbao. Although it is not possible to be sure they seem the Monte Espadan (left) and the Cabo Silleiro (right). Berthed at Villagarcía de Arosa, on the photo center to the right. By her aft was one of the "Valerianos" and by her bow the Rio Mero. The ship at anchor was the Tiran or the Meira.


Abodi-Mendi Monte Serantes

Shipyard / Year	Furness - Haverton Hill/ 1921
Name	Abodi-Mendi
Name 1939	Monte Serantes
Dead weight	9,270	MT
Gross register	5,914	GRT
Length	125.9	mtr
Breadth	16.2	mtr
Depth	10.0	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,850	H.P.
Speed	10	knots
Scrapped	Bilbao - 1963

        Here is as Abodi-Mendi during the Spanish Civil War. She is the first ship, fully loaded.
        The third ship is the Cantabria, that was the name given to the Alfonso Perez. She steamed several voyages under the Republican Govern control, until sunk by the nacionalist auxiliary cruise Nadir, name given as camouflage to the Ciudad de Valencia.


Altobizkar-Mendi Monte Saja

Shipyard / Year	Furness - Haverton Hill/ 1921
Name	Altobizkar-Mendi
Name 1939	Monte Saja
Dead weight	9,270	MT
Gross register	5,989	GRT
Length	125.9	mtr
Breadth	16.2	mtr
Depth	10.0	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,850	H.P.
Speed	10	knots
Scrapped	Bilbao - 1960

Arola-Mendi Monte Sollube

Shipyard / Year	Furness / 1921
Name	Arola-Mendi
Name 1939	Monte Sollube
Dead weight	9,270	MT
Gross register	5,914	GRT
Length	125.9	mtr
Breadth	16.2	mtr
Depth	10.0	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,850	H.P.
Speed	10	knots
Scrapped	Santurce - 1959

Artxanda-Mendi Monte Galera         She was built in 1921 by Euskalduna as Artxanda-Mendi. At the starting of the Civil War she was in Italy, and was flagged there and integrated in the Cooperativa de Navigazione Garibaldi, being renamed Siena. In 1939 she was returned back to Naviera Aznar, that sold her in 1961 to Naviera Santa Catalina, being renamed Cimadevilla. She was scrapped at Bilbao in 1968.

Shipyard / Year	Euskalduna / 1921
Name	Artxanda-Mendi
Name 1939	Monte Galera
Dead weight	4,959	MT
Gross register	3,229	MT
Length	106.5	mtr
Breadth	14.2	mtr
Depth	7.4	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,500	H.P.
Sold	1961	to
Owner	Naviera Santa Catalina
Name	Cimadevilla
Scrapped	1968

Arriving to Amsterdam


Altube-Mendi

Shipyard / Year	Flensburger / 1914
Owner	Deutsche Dampfs Geschaff Kosmos
Name	Amasis
Owner / Year	British Government / 1921
Name	Amasis
Dead weight	11,500	MT
Gross register	7,224	GRT
Length	143.4	mtr
Breadth	18.5	mtr
Depth	11.1	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	4,620	H.P.
Speed	13	knots
Bought	1921	to
Owner	British Government
Name	Amasis
Sold	1924	to
Owner	Deutsche Dampfs Geschaff Kosmos
Name	Uarda
Scrapped	Savona (Italy) - 1934

Ariaga-Mendi Monte Oiz

Shipyard / Year	William Dobson & Company / 1921
Name	Delfshaven
Dead weight	9,180	MT
Gross register	5,514	GRT
Length	121.9	mtr
Breadth	16.2	mtr
Depth	9.3	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	2,300	H.P.
Bought	1922	to
Owner	William Dobson & Company
Name	Delfshaven
Name 1939	Monte Oiz
Sold	1957	to
Owner	Naviera Madrileña
Name	Henares
Scrapped	Valencia - 1961

In this picture she is as Ariaga-Mendi, with the Sota y Aznar funnel


Agire-Mendi Monte Orduña         She was ordered by a Dutch owner who cancelled the delivery. The shipyard sold her to Sota y Aznar, leaving the yard already as Agire-Mendi.
        On the Civil War she was under republican control until being seized on 11/April/1937 by the auxiliary cruiser Ciudad de Palma during a trip from Havana to Rotterdam. Since then she was managed by the Gerencia de Buques Mercantes Incautados until returned back to her owners. She was scrapped in 1959.

Shipyard / Year	Dobson / 1921
Name	Schiehaven
Dead weight	9,180	MT
Gross register	5,529	GRT
Length	121.9	mtr
Breadth	16.2	mtr
Depth	9.3	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	2,300	H.P.
Speed	11	knots
Bought	1922	to
Owner	William Dobson & Company
Name	Schiehaven
Name 1939	Monte Orduña
Scrapped	Bilbao - 1959

In this picture she is as Agire-Mendi, with the Sota y Aznar funnel Passing a lock at Antwerp


Arantzazu-Mendi In this photo the vessel is in the Bazán drydock, at Ferrol, on 01/September/1926

Shipyard / Year	J.L. Thompson & Sons / 1920
Dead weight	10,573	MT
Gross register	6,635	GRT
Length	125.7	mtr
Breadth	16.9	mtr
Depth	10.5	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	2,340	H.P.
Sunk	09/05/1939 - Close to Kearney (Ireland)

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