Warship Wednesday 15 July 2026: El Abuelo

Here at LSOZI, we take a break every Wednesday to explore the old steam/diesel navies from 1833 to 1954, profiling a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which sometimes takes them to the strangest places.- Christopher Eger If you enjoy my always ad-free Warship Wednesday content, you can support it by buying me a cup of joe at https://buymeacoffee.com/lsozi As Henk says: “Warship Coffee – no sugar, just a pinch of salt!” Warship Wednesday 15 July 2026: El Abuelo NH-87930 Above we see the Spanish battleship (acorazado) España underway late in her career, circa 1931, firing a salute. Commissioned under a different name, she was the site of a naval mutiny and dockyard siege some 90 years ago this week that would lead to her eventual demise and throw her country into a very dark half-century. Spanish 20th Century Battleship Needs The Real Armada had its heart torn out during the war (el Desastre) with America in 1898, with 11 of its fairly modern…