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Spanish Submarine
Spanish Submarine Picture taken in 1958 or 1959 in the Mediterranean Ocean by VFP-62 Det.33 photo recon F9F-8P probably by Lt. Robert Lynn
The GM stands for General Mola involved in Spanish Civil War 1936 to 1939 and World War II. The General Mola sailed in the Spanish Navy until 1959.
This Sub was made in Italy by Franco Tosi and was involved in sinking "City Barcelona", "Granada"and "Cabo de Palos".
This Archimede Class partial double-hull design was laid down in 1931 and finished in 1934-1935 was originally called either the Archimede or Torricello depending on sources. In 1936 Italy sided with the Nationals in Spain's civil war and secretly used this submarine and others to attack Spanish Republican crafts, allies and neutrals.
In 1937 the ship was transferred to Spanish Nationals after training Spanish officers and sailors. The name was changed to General Mola after Emilio Mola Vidal. The first outing with the Spanish flag was made May 13, 1937, which together with the "General Sanjurjo", sailed toward the Strait of Sicily where they performed scouting missions in Spartivento channel and on their return, they managed to sink the transport City Barcelona, carrying volunteers of the International Brigades.

It was decommissioned on May 24, 1959.