List of active Spanish Navy ships
This is a list of active Spanish Navy ships, complete and correct as of February 2013.[1][2]
Naval jack of Spain.
As of 2013, there are approximately 54 commissioned ships in the Navy (excluding minor auxiliary vessels), including one amphibious assault ship (also used as an aircraft carrier), two amphibious transport docks, 11 frigates, three submarines, six mine countermeasure vessels, 23 patrol vessels and a number of auxiliary ships. The total displacement of the Spanish Navy is approximately 220,000 tonnes.
Submarine fleet
Submarines
| Class | Picture | Type | Boats | Displacement | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submarines (3 in service) | |||||
| Galerna class |  |
Attack submarine | Galerna (S71) Mistral (S73) Tramontana (S74) |
1,760 tonnes | The class is to be replaced with 4 Navantia S-80 submarines. |
Surface fleet
Amphibious warfare ships
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibious warfare ships (3 in service) | |||||
| Juan Carlos I |  |
Amphibious assault ship (LHD) | Juan Carlos I (L61) | 27,079 tonnes | Also used as an aircraft carrier.[3] |
| Galicia class | .jpg) |
Amphibious transport dock (LPD) | Galicia (L51) Castilla (L52) |
13,815 tonnes | |
Frigates
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frigates (11 in service) | |||||
| Álvaro de Bazán class |  |
Air-defence frigate | Álvaro de Bazán (F101) Almirante Juan de Borbón (F102) Blas de Lezo (F103) Méndez Núñez (F104) Cristóbal Colón (F105) |
5,800 - 6,391 tonnes[4] | |
| Santa María class | .jpg) |
Frigate | Santa María (F81) Victoria (F82) Numancia (F83) Reina Sofía (F84) Navarra (F85) Canarias (F86) |
4,017 tonnes | |
Patrol vessels
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrol vessels (23 in service) | |||||
| Meteoro class[5] |  |
Offshore patrol vessel | Meteoro (P41) Rayo (P42) Relámpago (P43) Tornado (P44) |
2,670 tonnes[6] | |
| Descubierta class | _080416-N-9855D-116.jpg) |
Patrol boat | Infanta Elena (P76) Infanta Cristina (P77) Cazadora (P78) Vencedora (P79) |
1,640 tonnes | |
| Serviola class | .JPG) |
Patrol boat | Serviola (P71) Centinela (P72) Vigía (P73) Atalaya (P74) |
1,106 tonnes | |
| Chilreu class | .JPG) |
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 P114 |
21 tonnes | |
| Cabo Fradera (P201) | .jpg) |
Patrol boat | Cabo Fradera (P201) | 28 tonnes | |
Mine countermeasure vessels
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine countermeasure vessels (7 in service) | |||||
| Segura class | _Sella.JPG) |
Minehunter | Segura (M31) Sella (M32) Tambre (M33) Turia (M34) Duero (M35) Tajo (M36) |
585 tonnes | |
| Descubierta class |  |
MCM Command & Support Ship | Diana (M11) | 1,640 tonnes | Former corvette with pennant F32 |
Auxiliary fleet
Replenishment ships
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Notee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Replenishment ships (2 in service) | |||||
| Patiño |  |
Replenishment oiler | Patiño (A14) | 17,045 tonnes | |
| Cantabria | .jpg) |
Replenishment oiler | Cantabria (A15) | 19,500 tonnes | |
Transport ships, sealift
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport ships (3 in service) | |||||
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Transport ship | Contramaestre Casado (A01) | 5,300 tonnes | ||
 |
Ro-ro ship | Martín Posadillo (A04) | 2,300 tonnes | ||
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Ro-ro ship | El Camino Español (A05) | 4,560 tonnes | ||
Training vessels
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Training vessels (1 in service) | |||||
| Juan Sebastián Elcano |  |
Sail training vessel | Juan Sebastián Elcano (A71) | 3,700 tonnes | |
Other auxiliary vessels
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Alerta (A111), called "Atila"
- EW support ship (1 in service)
- A111 Alerta (1992) (ex-Jasmund/GDR 1982)
- Submarine rescue ship (1 in service)
- A20 Neptuno (1989) (ex-Amapola 1975)
- Salvage tug (1 in service)
- A101 Mar Caribe (1975)
- Fleet tugs (2 in service)
- A53 La Graña (1987) (ex-Punta Amer 1982)
- A51 Mahón (1981) (ex-Circos 1977)
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Hesperisdes (A53)
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Las Palmas (A52)
- Polar research ships (2 in service)
- A33 Hespérides (1991)
- A52 Las Palmas (1981) (ex-Somiedo 1977)
- Hydrographic ships (6 in service)
- A23 Antares (1974)
- A24 Rigel (1974)
- A31 Malaspina (1975)
- A32 Tofiño (1975)
- A91 Astrolabio (2001)
- A92 Escandallo (2004)
- Training ships (13 in service)
- 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),[7] 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 Cherguini (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
- Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera - For details on another maritime organisation of Spain
- List of active French Navy ships
- List of active Italian Navy ships
- List of active German Navy ships
References
- ↑ http://www.armada.mde.es/ArmadaPortal/page/Portal/ArmadaEspannola/buques_superficie/ Armada Española Web Page. Surface Ships
- ↑ http://www.armada.mde.es/ArmadaPortal/page/Portal/ArmadaEspannola/buques_submarinos/ Armada Española Web Page. Submarines
- ↑
- ↑ F-105
- ↑ "Navantia will build two new BAM type OPV’s for the Spanish Navy". May 14, 2014.
- ↑ BAM Meteoro
- ↑