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 An amphibious assault ship is a type of amphibious warfare ship employed to land and support ground forces on enemy territory by an amphibious assault. The design evolved from aircraft carriers converted for use as helicopter carriers (and, a ...

(also used as an aircraft carrier), two

amphibious transport dock An amphibious transport dock, also called a landing platform dock (LPD), is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. Several navies currently opera ...

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 A minehunter is a naval vessel that seeks, detects, and destr ...

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 A yacht is a sailing or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a , as opposed to a , such a pleasu ...

),A-76 Giralda
, osbarcosdeeugenio.com 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.

References

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