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Six photographs of a burial at sea of men killed abroad the Republican destroyer 'Jose Luis Diez' after being shelled during battle in the Spanish civil war The ship was later grounded at Catlan bay, Gibraltar. Taken c1938 and measuring 10.5cm x 8cm approximately.
This item is offered in a good condition, with very little wear to the edges and corners.

Photograph no1 of the Spanish destroyer Jose Luis Diez after being grounded at Catlan Bay, Gibraltar during the Spanish civil war, taken c1938. The Jose Luis Diez was eventually grounded in Gibraltar after being damaged in battle. Measuring 10.5cm x 8cm approximately.
This item is offered in a good condition, with little wear to the edges and corners.

Photograph no 2 of the Spanish destroyer Jose Luis Diez after being grounded at Catlan Bay, Gibraltar during the Spanish civil war, taken c1938. The Jose Luis Diez was eventually grounded in Gibraltar after being damaged in battle. Measuring 10.5cm x 8cm approximately.
This item is offered in a good condition, with little wear to the edges and corners.

Photograph no3 of the Spanish destroyer Jose Luis Diez after being grounded at Catlan Bay, Gibraltar during the Spanish civil war, taken c1938. The Jose Luis Diez was eventually grounded in Gibraltar after being Involved in battle. Measuring 10.5cm x 8cm approximately.
This item is offered in a good condition, with little wear to the edges and corners.

Photograph no 1of stray shell damage to houses in Catlan bay, Gibraltar, when the Spanish destroyer Jose Luis Diez was being attacked during the Spanish civil war, taken c1938. The Jose Luis Diez was eventually grounded in Gibraltar after being Involved in battle. Measuring 10.5cm x 8cm approximately.
This item is offered in a good condition, with little wear to the edges and corners.

Photograph no 2 of stray shell damage to houses in Catlan bay, Gibraltar, when the Spanish destroyer Jose Luis Diez was being attacked during the Spanish civil war, taken c1938. The Jose Luis Diez was eventually grounded in Gibraltar after being Involved in battle. Measuring 10.5cm x 8cm approximately.

This item is offered in a good condition, with little wear to the edges and corners.


This photograph has come from the collection of Stoker H. Rolfe, who served aboard H.M.S Maidstone a submarine depot ship during the late 1930's to early 1940's. Rolfe himself either took the photo's or collected them along with some postcards  and, indeed even appears in several of them.

We will send this item in a board backed envelope to ensure it reaches you in the same condition it left us. Any excess postage for multiple orders will be refunded once the items have been packed.

We also post worldwide on this item.

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