At the outbreak of the Revolution in 1910, the Mexican Navy consisted of the 1200 ton cruiser "ZARAGOZA", which was used mainly for training; the gunboats "BRAVO" and "MORELOS", also of 1200 tons; the 980 ton gunboats "TAMPICO" and "VERA CRUZ"; 4 old gunboats of less than 500 tons each and fit only for harbour service; the 1350 ton armed transport "GENERAL GUERRERO" and the 1560 ton armed transport "PROGRESO". There was a Naval Academy at Vera Cruz and the major bases were Vera Cruz, on the Gulf coast and Salina Cruz, on the Pacific. Being largely inactive during the revolutionary period the Navy had to wait for its closing phases before it underwent any expansion, the gunboats "DOLPHIN" and "MACHIAS" of 842 and 1,200 tons respectively being purchased from the United States in 1920 and receiving the names "PLAN DE GUADALUPE" and "AQUA PRIETA". Two wooden-hulled submarine chasers, renamed "MAYO" and "YAQUI"', were also purchased from the United States during this period, together with six 486 ton ex-Canadian armed trawlers, which received the names "TAMPICO", "COVARRUBIAS", "MAZATLAN", "GUAYMAS", "ACAPULCO" and "VERA CRUZ". More Mexican Revolution Introduction Fall of Diaz, Madero as President Murder of Madero, Huerta Hijacks the Presidency US Intervention and Carranza Becomes President Decline of Villa, Rise of Obregon, and Pershing Expedition Carranza Triumphant: Murder of Zapata and Eclipse of Villa Appendix 1: Mexican Army of Revolutionary Period Appendix 2: Mexican Navy of Revolutionary Period Appendix 3: Mexican Air Force of Revolutionary Period Back to Table of Contents -- El Dorado Vol V No. 3 Back to El Dorado List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1993 by The South and Central American Military Historians Society This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history and related articles are available at http://www.magweb.com