▁and ▁Ul lo a ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁sub mar ines ▁C - 2 ▁and ▁C - 4 , ▁left ▁Cart ag ena ▁har bor ▁speed ing ▁east wards ▁towards ▁the ▁Al ger ian ▁coast . ▁Off ▁O ran ▁Miguel ▁Bu iza ▁asked ▁for ▁permission ▁to ▁anchor , ▁but ▁the ▁permission ▁was ▁denied ▁by ▁the ▁naval ▁authorities ▁of ▁French ▁Al ger ia . ▁These ▁directed ▁him ▁towards ▁B izer te ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁prote ctor ate ▁of ▁Tun is ia ▁where ▁the ▁fleet ▁was ▁imp ounded ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁authorities . ▁Ex cept ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁crew men ▁who ▁were ▁put ▁on ▁guard ▁duty ▁on ▁the ▁ships , ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Republican ▁se amen ▁and ▁their ▁officers ▁were ▁intern ed ▁in ▁a ▁concentration ▁camp ▁at ▁Me her i ▁Z abb ens . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁steam ers ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Com pa ñ ía ▁Trans at lá nt ica ▁Españ ola ▁and ▁Tras med iter rá nea ▁companies ▁were ▁requ is ition ed ▁by ▁the ▁Republican ▁Navy ▁and ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁ev acu ating ▁refuge es ▁from ▁coast al ▁cities ▁bes ie ged ▁by ▁the ▁Franco ist ▁arm ies . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁conflict ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 8 ▁major ▁republic an ▁war ships , ▁total ing ▁ 5 , 6 7 6 ▁tons , ▁had ▁been ▁s unk ▁by ▁the ▁enemy ; ▁the ▁surv iving ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁fleet ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁of ▁Franco ist ▁Spain . ▁Most ▁of ▁the