List of active Spanish Navy ships

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This is a list of active Spanish Navy ships, complete and correct as of December 2016, partially updated to January 2024.[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, 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 In service Picture Type Boat No. Comm. Displacement

(immersion)

Notes
Galerna class

"S-70 class"

1 Attack submarine Galerna S 71 21 Jan 1983 1,788 tonnes Last remaining S-70 in service.[3]

To be replaced by the S-80 class

S-80 class

"S-80 class"

1 Attack Submarine Isaac Peral [es] S 80 30 Nov 2023 3,000 tonnes l[4][5][6]

Surface warship fleet

Class In service Picture Type Ship No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Aircraft carriers (1)
Juan Carlos I 1 Juan Carlos I Aircraft carrier /

amphibious assault ship

Juan Carlos I L61 30 Sep 2010 27,079 tonnes AV-8B Harrier II Plus fighter operated.[7][8]
Amphibious warfare ships (2)
Galicia class 2 Galicia class Amphibious transport dock Galicia L51 30 Apr 1998 13,815 tonnes Joint design with the Royal Netherlands Navy promoting the Rotterdam Class
Castilla L52 26 Jun 2000
Major surface combatants (11)
Álvaro de Bazán class

"F-100 class"

5
Air-defence frigate

(Aegis)

Álvaro de Bazán F101 Sep 2002 5,853 tonnes Based at Ferrol naval base.[9]

Air-defence system using the Aegis combat system.

Almirante Juan de Borbón F102 3 Dec 2003
Blas de Lezo F103 16 Dec 2004
Méndez Núñez F104 21 Mar 2006
Cristóbal Colón F105 23 Oct 2012 6,391 tonnes[10]
Santa María class

"F-80 class"

6 Santa Maria-class frigate Guided missile frigates Santa María F81 12 Oct 1986 4,017 tonnes All of them based at Rota.[11]

Derived from Oliver Hazard Perry class, manufactured locally.

To be replaced by five F110-class frigates starting in 2026.[12]

Victoria F82 11 Nov 1987
Numancia F83 8 Nov 1988
Reina Sofía F84 18 Oct 1990
Navarra F85 30 May 1994
Canarias F86 14 Dec 1994
Oceanic patrol vessels (6)
Meteoro class

"BAM" (Buque de Acción Marítima)

6 Meteoro class Offshore patrol vessel Meteoro P41 28 Jul 2012 2,670 tonnes[13] Based in the Canary Islands;[14]
Rayo P42 26 Oct 2011
Relámpago P43 6 Feb 2012
Tornado P44 19 Jul 2012
Audaz P45 27 Jul 2018 Based in Cartagena[15][16]
Furor P46 21 Jan 2019
Patrol vessels (16)
Chilreu class [es] 3 Patrol boat Alborán [es] P62 1 Aug 1997 1,918 tonnes Based in Cartagena.[17]
Tarifa [es] P64 22 Jun 2004
Arnomendi [es] P63 13 Dec 2000 Based at Ferrol naval base.[18]
Serviola class 4 Serviola class Patrol boat Serviola P71 22 Mar 1991 1,106 tonnes Based at Ferrol naval base.

[19][20][21]

Centinela P72 24 Sep 1991
Atalaya P74 24 Mar 1992
Vigía P73 29 Jun 1992 Based in Cádiz.[22]
Anaga class [es] 3 Patrol boat Tagomago [es] P22 30 Jan 1981 319 tonnes Based in Malaga.[23]
Medas [es] P26 16 Oct 1981 Based in Cádiz.[24]
Tabarca [es] P28 30 Dec 1981 Based in Pontevedra (Naval School)[25]
Toralla class [es] 2 Toralla class Patrol boat Toralla [es] P81 29 Apr 1987 133 tonnes Based in Cartagena[26][27]
Formentor [es] P82 23 Jun 1988
Rodman-101 class [es] 1 Patrol boat Isla de León P83 2003 62 tonnes P83 acquired from Galician Coast Guard.

Based at Ceuta.[28]

Rodman-66 class [es] 1 Patrol boat Isla Pinto P84 2023 44 tonnes Based at Melilla.[29][30][31]
Cabo Fradera class 1 Cabo Fradera (P-201) Patrol boat Cabo Fradera P201 1963 28 tonnes Based at Tui, Pontevedra.[32]
Aresa PVC-160 class [es] 1 P-101 Patrol boat — P114 1979 20,8 tonnes Based in Ayamonte, Huelva[33]
Mine countermeasures (6)
Segura class [es] 6 Minehunter Segura [es] M31 27 Mar 1999 585 tonnes [34]
Sella [es] M32 28 May 1999
Tambre [es] M33 18 Feb 2000
Turia [es] M34 20 May 2000
Duero [es] M35 7 May 2004
Tajo [es] M36 1 Oct 2005

Auxiliary fleet

Class In service Picture Type Ship No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Refuelling ships (2)
Patiño 1 Replenishment oiler Patiño A14 16 Jun 1995 17,045 tonnes Joint design with the Royal Netherlands Navy shaping the HNLMS Amsterdam.[35]
Cantabria 1 Cantabria Replenishment oiler Cantabria A15 29 Sep 2010 19,500 tonnes [36]
Logistic support (2)
Suardiaz Galicia class 1 Ysabel Logistics support ship Ysabel A06 (2003)
2 Jun 2021 		16,300 tonnes Former civilian ship Suardiaz Galicia[37]
Fosen Yard S.A. RoRo/Container 1
Logistics support ship El Camino Español [es] A07 (1998)

2024

12,400 tonnes Former civilian ship Cadena 4
Electronic warfare ships (1)
Alerta 1 Alerta Intelligence gathering ship Alerta A111 (1982)
21 Dec 1992 		2,300 tonnes Ex-Jasmund/GDR 1982.[38]
Rescue ships (1)
Amatista Mod 1 Neptuno Submarine rescue ship Neptuno [es] A20 (24 Mar 1975)
14 Dec 1988 		1,860 tonnes To be replaced by the new BAM-IS in 2026.[39]
Tugboats (4)
Ocean Osprey class 1 —
Salvage tug Carnota A61 (2014)
2023 		2,295 tonnes Ex-Ocean Osprey.[40]
Amatista class 1 Mar Caribe Salvage tug Mar Caribe A101 (1974)
1988 		1,860 tonnes [41]
Circos 1 Mahon Fleet tug Mahón A51 (1978)
1982 		1,450 tonnes Ex-Circos.[42]
Punta Amer 1 La Graña Fleet tug La Graña A53 (1982)
1987 		664 tonnes Ex-Punta Amer.[43]
Polar research (2)
Hespérides 1 Hespérides Polar research ship Hespérides A33 16 May 1991 2,800 tonnes [44]
Circos Mod 1 Las Palmas Polar research ship Las Palmas [es] A52 (1978)
1981 		1,450 tonnes ex-Somiedo
Hydrographic survey (5)
Malaspina class [fr] 2 Tofiño Hydrographic ships Malaspina [fr] A31 1975 1,090 tonnes [45]
Tofiño [fr] A32 1975
Astrolabio class [fr]

"Rodman-1250 class"

2 Astrolabio Hydrographic boats Astrolabio [fr] A91 2001 13 tonnes [46][47]
Escandallo [fr] A92 2004
Sondaleza 1 Sondaleza Hydrographic boat Sondaleza A93 2016 6 tonnes [48]
Training vessels (2)
Juan Sebastián Elcano 1 Juan Sebastián Elcano Sail training vessel Juan Sebastián Elcano A71 1928 3,700 tonnes [49]
Intermares class [es] 1 Intermares Training vessel Intermares [es] A41 (2009)
2018 		1,390 tonnes [50]

Other ships

  • Approximately 90 patrol boats of the Maritime Component of the Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera are technically classified as Spanish Navy Auxiliary vessels.
  • Small training vessels
    • 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),[51] 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)

Future fleet

On order

Class On order Picture Type Ship No. Planned Comm. Displacement Notes
Submarines (3)
S-80 class 3

(+ 2 planned)[52]

Attack submarine Narciso Monturiol [es] S 82 2025 3,700 tonnes [52]
Cosme García [es] S 83 2026
Mateo García de los Reyes [es] S 84 2028
Major surface combatants (5)
Bonifaz class

"F-110 class"

5

(+2 planned)[52]

Santa Maria-class frigate Frigate: Bonifaz [es] F111 2025 6,100 tonnes Using the Aegis combat system.[53][54]
Roger de Lauria [es] F112 2026
Menéndez de Avilés [es] F113 2027
Luis de Córdova [es] F114 2028
Barceló [es] F115 2029
Oceanic patrol vessels (2)
Meteoro class

"BAM III" (Buque de Acción Marítima)

2 Meteoro class Offshore patrol vessel TBD P-47 2,670 tonnes[13] [55]
TBD P-48
Rescue and support ships (1)
Meteoro class

"BAM-IS"

1 —
  • Submarine mother ship
  • diving support vessel
  • rescue and salvage vessel
 Poseidón [es] A-21 2025 5,000 tonnes [56]

Planned future fleet

Class Planned Picture Type Ship No. Planned Comm. Displacement Notes
Submarines (2)
S-80 class 2 Attack submarine — S 85 — 3,700 tonnes Plan to increase the number of active submarines to 6.[52]
— S 86 —
Amphibious warfare ships (2)
Potential future amphibious ships 1 or 2 — Amphibious ship — — — — [52]
— — —
Major surface combatants (2)
Bonifaz class

"F-110 class"

2 Santa Maria-class frigate Frigate: — — — 6,100 tonnes 2 more F-110 planned to be ordered.[52]
— — —
Corvetttes (6)
Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette class (MMPC) 6 Multirole corvettes — — — 3,500 tonnes [57]
— — —
— — —
— — —
— — —
— — —

See also

References

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