▁been ▁imprison ed ▁and ▁some ▁were ▁killed ▁during ▁the ▁mut in ies , ▁a ▁fact ▁that ▁ham per ed ▁the ▁efficiency ▁of ▁the ▁loyal ist ▁n avy . ▁ ▁The ▁re bell ion , ▁however , ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁wide ▁areas ▁of ▁Northern ▁and ▁Southern ▁Spain ▁and ▁the ▁important ▁bases ▁of ▁Fer rol ▁and ▁C ád iz ▁would ▁fall ▁into ▁re bel ▁hands . ▁War ships ▁that ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁dock yard , ▁including ▁heavy ▁cru iser ▁ ▁that ▁was ▁under ▁construction ▁at ▁Fer rol , ▁were ▁seized ▁and ▁hast ily ▁put ▁into ▁use . ▁C ád iz ▁was ▁taken ▁for ▁the ▁reb els ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁troops ▁from ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁Africa . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁greater ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁coast ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁republic an ▁side ▁and ▁despite ▁the ▁great ▁number ▁of ▁naval ▁units ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Republican ▁Navy , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁effective ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁first , ▁decis ive ▁weeks ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁experienced ▁command ers , ▁such ▁as ▁Francisco ▁Bast ar re che , ▁Pedro ▁N iet o ▁Ant ú nez , ▁Francisco ▁N ú ñ ez ▁Rodríguez , ▁Gabriel ▁P ita ▁da ▁Ve iga ▁y ▁San z , ▁Francisco ▁Reg al ado ▁Rodríguez , ▁Manuel ▁Vier na ▁Bel ando ▁and ▁the ▁brothers ▁Francisco ▁and ▁Salvador ▁Mor eno ▁Fernández , ▁had ▁defect ed ▁to ▁the ▁reb els . ▁In ▁addition ▁the ▁crew ▁comm itte es ▁( Com ités ▁de ▁Bu que ) ▁that