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. 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, three submarines, six mine countermeasure vessels, 23 patrol vessels and a number of auxiliary ships. The total displacement of the Spanish Navy is approximately 225,000 tonnes.

Submarine fleet

Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
S-80 Plus class Attack submarine Isaac Peral S-81 2023 3,000 tonnes Delivered November 2023; 3 more ordered
Galerna class Galerna class Attack submarine Galerna S-71 1983 1,760 tonnes Being replaced by S-80-class submarines.
Tramontana S-74 1985

Surface fleet

Aircraft carrier and amphibious warfare

Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Juan Carlos I Juan Carlos I Aircraft-carrying amphibious assault ship Juan Carlos I L-61 2010 27,079 tonnes Operates Harrier AV-8B-Plus fixed-wing fighters
Galicia class Galicia class Amphibious transport dock Galicia L-51 1998 13,815 tonnes
Castilla L-52 2000 Design shared with Royal Netherlands Navy HNLMS Rotterdam

Major surface combatants

Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Álvaro de Bazán class Álvaro de Bazán class Air-defence frigate (Aegis) Álvaro de Bazán F-101 2002 6,391 tonnes US Navy Arleigh Burke class-inspired design. Considered destroyers due to size, armament, and role.
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 Santa Maria-class frigate 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.
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 Meteoro class Offshore (oceanic) patrol vessel Meteoro P-41 2011 2,670 tonnes P-41, P-42, P-43 and P-44 based in the Canary Islands; P-45 and P-46 at Cartagena
Rayo P-42 2011
Relámpago P-43 2012
Tornado P-44 2012
Audaz P-45 2018
Furor P-46 2019
Serviola class Serviola class Patrol boat Serviola P-71 1991 1,106 tonnes P-71, P-72 and P-74 based at Ferrol; P-73 at Cádiz
Centinela P-72 1991
Vigía P-73 1992
Atalaya P-74 1992
Chilreu class Chilreu class Patrol boat Alborán P-62 1997 1,918 tonnes P-62 and 64 based at Cartagena; P-63 at Ferrol
Arnomendi P-63 2000
Tarifa P-64 2004
Anaga class Anaga class Patrol boat Tagomago P-22 1981 319 tonnes P-22 based at Malaga; P-26 at Cádiz; P-28 at the Naval School in Pontevedra
Medas P-26 1981
Tabarca P-28 1981
Toralla class Toralla class Patrol boat Toralla P-81 1987 133 tonnes Both vessels based in Cartagena
Formentor P-82 1989
Aresa class P-101 Patrol boat P-101 P-101 1978 21 tonnes Ex-Y-579; based at Huelva
P-114 P-114 1979 Based in Huelva
Cabo Fradera class Cabo Fradera (P-201) Patrol boat Cabo Fradera P-201 1963 28 tonnes Based at Tui, Pontevedra
Rodman 101 class ) Patrol boat Isla de León P-83 2003 85 tonnes P-83 acquired from Coast Guard and based at Ceuta
Isla Pinto P-84 2023 Based at Melilla

Mine countermeasures

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

Transport, sealift

Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Suardiaz Galicia Ysabel Logistics support ship Ysabel A-06 (2003)
2021
16,300 tonnes ex-Suardiaz Galicia

EW support ship

Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Alerta 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 Neptuno Submarine rescue ship Neptuno A-20 (1975)
1988
1,860 tonnes To be replaced by the new BAM-IS in 2026

Tugs

Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Amatista Mar Caribe Salvage tug Mar Caribe A-101 (1974)
1988
1,860 tonnes
Circos Mahon Fleet tug Mahón A-51 (1978)
1982
1,450 tonnes ex-Circos
Punta Amer La Graña Fleet tug La Graña A-53 (1982)
1987
664 tonnes ex-Punta Amer
Ocean Osprey Salvage tug Carnota A-61 (2014)
2023
2295 tonnes ex-Ocean Osprey

Polar research ships

Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Hespérides Hespérides Polar research ship Hespérides A-33 1991 2,800 tonnes
Circos Mod Las Palmas 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 Tofiño Hydrographic ships Malaspina A-31 1975 1,090 tonnes
Tofiño A-32 1975
Castor Antares Hydrographic boat Antares A-23 1974 362 tonnes
Rodman 1250 Astrolabio Hydrographic boats Astrolabio A-91 2001 13 tonnes
Escandallo A-92 2004
Sondaleza Sondaleza Hydrographic boat Sondaleza A-93 2016 6 tonnes

Training

Class Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Juan Sebastián Elcano Juan Sebastián Elcano Sail training vessel Juan Sebastián Elcano A-71 1928 3,700 tonnes
Intermares 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), 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


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