▁a ▁m ural ▁crown . ▁The ▁officer ▁ranks ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Republican ▁Navy ▁were ▁as ▁follows ▁below . ▁ ▁R anks ▁of ▁Non - comm ission ed ▁officers ▁and ▁En list ed ▁ ▁Mar in ero ▁- ▁Se aman ▁App rent ice ▁ ▁Mar in ero ▁de ▁Primera ▁- ▁Ord inary ▁Se aman ▁ ▁Cab o ▁- ▁A ble ▁Se aman ▁ ▁S arg ento ▁- ▁Pet ty ▁officer ▁ ▁Brig ada ▁- ▁Chief ▁pet ty ▁officer ▁ ▁Sub ay ud ante ▁- ▁Chief ▁Pet ty ▁Officer ▁ 1 st ▁class ▁( used ▁ 1 9 3 1 - 1 9 3 5 ) ▁ ▁Sub ten iente ▁- ▁Sub lie utenant ▁ ▁Rank ▁flags ▁and ▁p enn ants ▁The ▁rank ▁flags ▁and ▁p enn ants ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Republican ▁Navy ▁followed ▁the ▁same ▁pattern ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁for ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁The ▁only ▁changes ▁were ▁the ▁stri pes ▁of ▁equal ▁width ▁and ▁the ▁replacing ▁of ▁the ▁red ▁color ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁stri pe ▁with ▁the ▁mor ado ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁Tr icol or . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Spanish ▁Navy ▁ ▁Bas que ▁A ux ili ary ▁Navy ▁ ▁German ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁foreign ▁ships ▁w reck ed ▁or ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁retired ▁Spanish ▁Navy ▁ships ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Bruno ▁Al onso ▁González , ▁La ▁fl ota ▁republic ana ▁y ▁la ▁guerra ▁civil ▁de ▁España , ▁Ed . ▁Ren ac