List of active Spanish Navy ships

Naval jack of Spain

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 220,000 tonnes.

Submarine fleet

Class Picture Type Boat Displacement Note
Galerna class Attack submarine Galerna (S71)
Mistral (S73)
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) Juan Carlos I (L61) 27,079 tonnes Also used as an aircraft carrier.[3]
Galicia class Amphibious transport dock (LPD) Galicia (L51)
Castilla (L52)		 13,815 tonnes Castilla is equipped as amphibious command ship.

Frigates

Class Picture Type Ship Displacement Note
Álvaro de Bazán class Air-defence destroyer 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] Generally considered destroyers by other nations due to size, armament, and role.[5] Design was inspired from the US Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and employ the Aegis Combat System.
Santa María class General-purpose 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.

Patrol

Class Picture Type Ship Displacement Note
Meteoro class[6] Offshore patrol vessel Meteoro (P41)
Rayo (P42)
Relámpago (P43)
Tornado (P44)
Audaz (P45)
Furor (P46)		 2,670 tonnes[7] P-46 under construction.
Descubierta class Patrol boat Infanta Elena (P76)
Infanta Cristina (P77)
Cazadora (P78)		 1,640 tonnes Former corvettes with pennants F33, F34 and F35.
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
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
Transport ship Contramaestre Casado (A01) 5,300 tonnes Cargo ship.
Ro-ro ship Martín Posadillo (A04) 2,300 tonnes Operated by Spanish Army until 2000.
Ro-ro ship El Camino Español (A05) 4,560 tonnes Operated by Spanish Army until 2000.

Training

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

Other

Alerta (A111), called "Atila"
Hespérides (A53)
Las Palmas (A52)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Armada Española Web Page. Surface Ships, armada.mde.es
  2. ↑ Armada Española Web Page. Submarines, armada.mde.es
  3. ↑ Juan Carlos I, armada.mde.es
  4. ↑ F-105
  5. ↑ http://www.defence.gov.au/media/download/2007/Mar/20070314/index.htm
  6. ↑ "Navantia will build two new BAM type OPV’s for the Spanish Navy". May 14, 2014.
  7. ↑ BAM Meteoro
  8. ↑ A-76 Giralda, osbarcosdeeugenio.com
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