Spanish cruiser Príncipe Alfonso
Almirante Cervera-class cruiser
Príncipe Alfonso was a Spanish Navy light cruiser commissioned in 1927. She was the lead ship of the Almirante Cervera class. After initial service under the Kingdom of Spain, she came under the control of the Second Spanish Republic when it was proclaimed in 1931 and was renamed Libertad, subsequently serving in the Spanish Republican Navy and seeing combat in the Revolution of 1934. During the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), she fought on the Republican side and was the flagship of the Spanish Republican Navy. She was very active during the conflict, participating in both the Battle of Cape Cherchell in 1937 and the Battle of Cape Palos in 1938. After the Nationalist victory in the war, she came under the control of Francoist Spain and was renamed Galicia in 1939. She subsequently supported Spanish operations in the Ifni War of 1957–1958. She was decommissioned in either 1964 or 1970 and was scrapped in 1970.
As Principe Alfonso, the ship was named for Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907–1938), the heir apparent to the Spanish throne. As Libertad, she was named for the concept of liberty.
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