Basque Auxiliary Navy

Basque Auxiliary Navy
Marina de Guerra Auxiliar de Euzkadi
Eusko Itsas Gudarostea
Churruca-class destroyer Císcar of the Basque Auxiliary Navy
Active1936–1937
CountrySpain
BranchSpanish Republican Navy
TypeNavy
RoleCoastal defence and minesweeping
EngagementsSpanish Civil War
Commanders
CommanderJoaquín de Eguía y Unzueta
Insignia
Naval ensign
Naval jack
Juan Azkarate, last surviving member of the Basque Auxiliary Navy, in 2016

The Basque Auxiliary Navy (Spanish: Marina de Guerra Auxiliar de Euzkadi, Basque: Eusko Itsas Gudarostea) was a section of the Spanish Republican Navy operating in the Bay of Biscay between 1936 and 1937. The naval force began their operations in October 1936 at the behest of the autonomous Basque Government. The main Basque Navy base was at Portugalete.