List of active Spanish Navy ships

This is a list of active Spanish Navy ships, complete and correct as of December 2016.[1][2] There are approximately 77 vessels in the Navy, including minor auxiliary vessels. A breakdown includes; one amphibious assault ship (also used as an aircraft carrier), two amphibious transport docks, 11 frigates, three submarines, six mine countermeasure vessels, 22 patrol vessels and a number of auxiliary ships. The total displacement of the Spanish Navy is approximately 225,000 tonnes.

Naval jack of Spain

Submarine fleet
Class Picture Type Boat Displacement Note
Galerna class Attack submarine Galerna (S71)
Tramontana (S74)		 1,760 tonnes To be replaced by four S-80-class submarines.

Surface fleet

Amphibious warfare
Class Picture Type Ship Displacement Note
Juan Carlos I Amphibious assault ship (LHD)[3] Juan Carlos I (L61) 27,079 tonnes
Galicia class Amphibious transport dock (LPD) Galicia (L51)
Castilla (L52)		 13,815 tonnes Castilla is equipped as amphibious command ship.

Major surface combatants
Class Picture Type Ship Displacement Note
Álvaro de Bazán class Air-defence frigate (Aegis) Álvaro de Bazán (F101)
Almirante Juan de Borbón (F102)
Blas de Lezo (F103)
Méndez Núñez (F104)
Cristóbal Colón (F105)		 6,391 tonnes[4] Considered destroyers due to size, armament, and role.[5]
Santa María class ASW frigate Santa María (F81)
Victoria (F82)
Numancia (F83)
Reina Sofía (F84)
Navarra (F85)
Canarias (F86)		 4,017 tonnes US Navy Oliver Hazard Perry design, but built locally in two batches. To be replaced by five F110-class frigates.

Patrol
Class Picture Type Ship Displacement Note
Meteoro class[6] Offshore patrol vessel Meteoro (P-41)
Rayo (P-42)
Relámpago (P-43)
Tornado (P-44)
Audaz (P-45)
Furor (P-46)
 2,670 tonnes[7]
Descubierta class Patrol boat Infanta Elena (P76)
Infanta Cristina (P77)		 1,640 tonnes Former corvettes with pennants F33 and F34.
Serviola class Patrol boat Serviola (P71)
Centinela (P72)
Vigía (P73)
Atalaya (P74)		 1,106 tonnes
Chilreu class Patrol boat Alborán (P62)
Arnomendi (P63)
Tarifa (P64)		 1,918 tonnes
Anaga class Patrol boat Tagomago (P22)
Medas (P26)
Tabarca (P28)		 319 tonnes
Toralla class Patrol boat Toralla (P81)
Formentor (P82)		 133 tonnes
Aresa class Patrol boat P101[Ex Y-579]
P114		 21 tonnes
Cabo Fradera (P201) Patrol boat Cabo Fradera (P201) 28 tonnes

Mine countermeasures
Class Picture Type Ship Displacement Note
Segura class Minehunter Segura (M31)
Sella (M32)
Tambre (M33)
Turia (M34)
Duero (M35)
Tajo (M36)		 585 tonnes

Auxiliary fleet

Replenishment
Class Picture Type Ship Displacement Note
Patiño Replenishment oiler Patiño (A14) 17,045 tonnes Usually operates with three Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King helicopters.
Cantabria Replenishment oiler Cantabria (A15) 19,500 tonnes

Transport, sealift
Class Picture Type Ship Displacement Note
Contramaestre Casado Transport ship Contramaestre Casado (A01) 5,300 tonnes Cargo ship.

EW support ship
Class Picture Type Ship Displacement Note
Alerta EW support ship Alerta (A111) 2,300 tonnes ex-Jasmund/GDR 1982.

Submarine rescue ship
Class Picture Type Ship Displacement Note
Amatista Mod Submarine rescue ship Neptuno (A20) 1,860 tonnes To be replaced by the new BAM-IS

Tugs
Class Picture Type Ship Displacement Note
Amatista Salvage Tug Mar Caribe (A101) 1,860 tonnes
Circos Fleet Tug Mahón (A51) 1,450 tonnes ex-Circos
Punta Amer Fleet Tug La Graña (A53) 664 tonnes ex-Punta Amer

Polar Research Ships
Class Picture Type Ship Displacement Note
Hespérides Polar Research ship Hespérides (A33) 2,800 tonnes
Circos Mod Polar Research ship Las Palmas (A52) 1,450 tonnes ex-Somiedo

Hydrographic Ships
Class Picture Type Ship Displacement Note
Malaspina Hydrographic ships Malaspina (A31)
Tofiño (A32)		 1,090 tonnes
Castor Hydrographic boat Antares (A23) 38 tonnes
Rodman 1250 Hydrographic boats Astrolabio (A91)
Escandallo (A92)		 13 tonnes
Sondaleza Hydrographic boat Sondaleza (A93) 6 tonnes

Training
Class Picture Type Ship Displacement Note
Juan Sebastián Elcano Sail training vessel Juan Sebastián Elcano (A71) 3,700 tonnes Built in 1927.
Intermares Training vessel Intermares (A41) 1,390 tonnes

Small training ships
    • A72 Arosa (1981) (ex-Algoma 1931)
    • A74 La Graciosa (1988) (ex-Dejá vu ?)
    • A75 Sisargas (1995) (ex-Isabelle 1982)
    • A76 Giralda (1993) (ex-Juan de Borbon's yacht),[8] 1958)
    • A78 Peregrina (2007)
    • A82 Contramaestre Navarrete (1983)
    • A83 Contramaestre Sanchez Fernandez (1983)
    • A84 Contramaestre Antero (1984)
    • A85 Contramaestre Lamadrid (1984)
    • A121 Guardiamarina Barrutia (2006)
    • A122 Guardiamarina Chereguini (2006)
    • A123 Guardiamarina Rull (2007)
    • A124 Guardiamarina Salas (2007)
  • Approximately 90 patrol boats of the Maritime Component of the Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera are technically classified as Spanish Navy Auxiliary vessels.

See also

References
  1. Armada Española Web Page. Surface Ships Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, armada.mde.es
  2. Armada Española Web Page. Submarines Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, armada.mde.es
  3. Juan Carlos I Archived 2013-06-17 at the Wayback Machine, armada.mde.es
  4. ABC. "La fragata F-105 «Cristóbal Colón» pasa a disposición de la Armada Española". Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  5. "News & Media: Defence Portal: Department of Defence: Department of Defence, Australian Government". www.defence.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  6. "Navantia will build two new BAM type OPV's for the Spanish Navy". May 14, 2014. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  7. "BAM Meteoro". Archived from the original on 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  8. A-76 Giralda Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, osbarcosdeeugenio.com
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