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Red Ship and Red Tape: a Republican destroyer on the Rock


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The Forum for Historical Memory of the Campo de Gibraltar, in collaboration with the Government of Gibraltar, is publishing a book about the José Luis Díez, the republican ship which was disguised as a British destroyer to try to pass through the blockaded Straits of Gibraltar during the Spanish Civil War. She caused a major dilemma for the British authorities when she took refuge in Gibraltar after being holed. Hers is a fascinating story and Francis Silva, who has written most of the book’s content, tells La Voz de la Memoria more about it.

Francis Silva, interviewed by Debbie Eade for La Voz de la Memoria.

 

The José Luis Díez in port before the events related in this article took place.
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