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This is a list of active
Spanish Navy
The Spanish Navy or officially, the Armada, is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces and one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Spanish Navy was responsible for a number of major historic achievements in navigation, ...
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
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(also used as an
aircraft carrier), two
amphibious transport dock
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s, 11
frigates, two
submarines, six
mine countermeasure vessel
A mine countermeasures vessel or MCMV is a type of naval ship designed for the location of and destruction of naval mines which combines the role of a minesweeper and minehunter
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s, 22
patrol vessels
A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence, border security, or law enforcement. There are many designs for patrol boats, and the ...
and a number of
auxiliary ship
An auxiliary ship is a naval ship designed to support combatant ships and other naval operations. Auxiliary ships are not primary combatant vessels, though they may have some limited combat capacity, usually for purposes of self-defense.
Auxil ...
s. The total displacement of the Spanish Navy is approximately 225,000 tonnes.
Submarine fleet
Surface fleet
Aircraft carrier and Amphibious warfare
Major surface combatants
Patrol
Mine countermeasures
Auxiliary fleet
Replenishment
Transport, sealift
EW support ship
Submarine rescue ship
Tugs
Polar research ships
Hydrographic ships
Training
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
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),
A-76 Giralda
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** 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
* Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera – For details on another maritime organisation of Spain
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Active Spanish Navy Ships
Ships of the Spanish Navy
Lists of ships of Spain
Spain
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