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 139 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, two 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 No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Galerna class Attack submarine Galerna S-71 1983 1,760 tonnes To be replaced by four S-80-class submarines starting in 2023.
Tramontana S-74 1985

Surface fleet

Amphibious warfare
Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Juan Carlos I Amphibious assault ship (LHD) Also serves as an aircraft carrier[3] Juan Carlos I L-61 2010 27,079 tonnes Also functions as fixed-wing carrier operating Harrier AV-8B-Plus fighters
Galicia class Amphibious transport dock (LPD) Galicia L-51 1998 13,815 tonnes
Castilla L-52 2000 Equipped as amphibious command ship.

Major surface combatants
Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Álvaro de Bazán class Air-defence frigate (Aegis) Álvaro de Bazán F-101 2002 6,391 tonnes[4] US Navy Arleigh Burke class-inspired design. Considered destroyers due to size, armament, and role.[5]
Almirante Juan de Borbón F-102 2003
Blas de Lezo F-103 2004
Méndez Núñez F-104 2006
Cristóbal Colón F-105 2012
Santa María class ASW frigate Santa María F-81 1986 4,017 tonnes US Navy Oliver Hazard Perry class-inspired design, but built locally in two batches. To be replaced by five F110-class frigates starting in 2026.[6]
Victoria F-82 1987
Numancia F-83 1989
Reina Sofía F-84 1990
Navarra F-85 1994
Canarias F-86 1995

Patrol
Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Meteoro class Offshore patrol vessel Meteoro P-41 2012 2,670 tonnes[7]
Rayo P-42 2011
Relámpago P-43 2012
Tornado P-44 2012
Audaz[8] P-45 2018
Furor P-46 2019
Descubierta class Patrol boat Infanta Elena P-76 1980 1,640 tonnes Former corvettes with pennants F33 and F34.
Infanta Cristina P-77 1980
Serviola class Patrol boat Serviola P-71 1991 1,106 tonnes
Centinela P-72 1991
Vigía P-73 1992
Atalaya P-74 1992
Chilreu class Patrol boat Alborán P-62 1997 1,918 tonnes
Arnomendi P-63 2000
Tarifa P-64 2004
Anaga class Patrol boat Tagomago P-22 1981 319 tonnes
Medas P-26 1981
Tabarca P-28 1981
Toralla class Patrol boat Toralla P-81 1987 133 tonnes
Formentor P-82 1989
Aresa class Patrol boat P-101 P-101 1978 21 tonnes Ex-Y-579
P-114 P-114 1979
Cabo Fradera class Patrol boat Cabo Fradera P-201 1963 28 tonnes

Mine countermeasures
Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Segura class Minehunter Segura M-31 1999 585 tonnes
Sella M-32 1999
Tambre M-33 2000
Turia M-34 2000
Duero M-35 2004
Tajo M-36 2005

Auxiliary fleet

Replenishment
Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Patiño Replenishment oiler Patiño A-14 1995 17,045 tonnes Usually operates with three Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King helicopters.
Cantabria Replenishment oiler Cantabria A-15 2010 19,500 tonnes

Transport, sealift
Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Suardiaz Galicia RO-RO Reina Ysabel A-06 (2003)
2021		 16,300 tonnes ex-Suardiaz Galicia

EW support ship
Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Alerta EW support ship Alerta A-111 (1982)
1992		 2,300 tonnes ex-Jasmund/GDR 1982.

Submarine rescue ship
Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Amatista Mod Submarine rescue ship Neptuno A-20 (1975)
1988		 1,860 tonnes To be replaced by the new BAM-IS

Tugs
Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Amatista Salvage tug Mar Caribe A-101 (1974)
1988		 1,860 tonnes
Circos Fleet tug Mahón A-51 (1978)
1982		 1,450 tonnes ex-Circos
Punta Amer Fleet tug La Graña A-53 (1982)
1987		 664 tonnes ex-Punta Amer

Polar research ships
Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Hespérides Polar research ship Hespérides A-33 1991 2,800 tonnes
Circos Mod Polar research ship Las Palmas A-52 (1978)
1981		 1,450 tonnes ex-Somiedo

Hydrographic ships
Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Malaspina Hydrographic ships Malaspina A-31 1975 1,090 tonnes
Tofiño A-32 1975
Castor Hydrographic boat Antares A-23 1974 38 tonnes
Rodman 1250 Hydrographic boats Astrolabio A-91 2001 13 tonnes
Escandallo A-92 2004
Sondaleza Hydrographic boat Sondaleza A-93 2016 6 tonnes

Training
Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Juan Sebastián Elcano Sail training vessel Juan Sebastián Elcano A-71 1928 3,700 tonnes
Intermares Training vessel Intermares A-41 (2009)
2018		 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),[9] 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 (22 October 2012). "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. "The largest shipbuilder in the Hispanic world presents its concept of the frigate of the future". 8 November 2021.
  7. "BAM Meteoro". Archived from the original on 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  8. "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.
  9. A-76 Giralda Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, osbarcosdeeugenio.com
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