This is a list of active Spanish Armada

Spanish Navy

The Spanish Navy is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces, one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Armada is responsible for notable achievements in world history such as the discovery of Americas, the first world circumnavigation, and the discovery of a maritime path...

 ships, complete and correct as of December 2010.

Overall, there are 95 commissioned ships in the Navy, 2 aircraft carrier

Aircraft carrier

An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power worldwide without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations...

s, one is an amphibious assault ship

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...

 but is primarily used as an Aircraft Carrier, 10 are major fleet escorts (frigate

Frigate

A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...

s), 2 amphibious transport dock

Amphibious transport dock

An amphibious transport dock, also called a landing platform/dock , is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. Several navies currently operate this kind of ship...

s and 4 attack submarines (SSKs).

The total displacement of the navy is approx. 250,000 tons.

Current Ships

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! style="text-align:left; background:acc;"|Class
! style="text-align:left; background:acc;"|Ships in class
! style="text-align:left; background:acc;"|Pennant Number
! style="text-align:left; background:acc;"|Origin
! style="text-align:left; background:acc;"|Commission Date
! style="text-align:left; background:acc;"|Image
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! colspan="6" style="background:#acc;"| AIRCRAFT CARRIERS (2)
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| Principe de Asturias

Spanish aircraft carrier Principe de Asturias

The Príncipe de Asturias , originally named Almirante Carrero Blanco, is an aircraft carrier, the flagship of the Spanish Navy...

| Principe de Asturias

Spanish aircraft carrier Principe de Asturias

The Príncipe de Asturias , originally named Almirante Carrero Blanco, is an aircraft carrier, the flagship of the Spanish Navy...

| R-11
|
| 30 May 1988
| |-
| Juan Carlos I
| Juan Carlos I
| L61
|
| 30 September 2010
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#acc;"| AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORT DOCK (2)
|-
| rowspan="2" |Galicia

Galicia class landing platform dock

The Galicia class is a class of two 13,900 t landing platform dock ships, belonging to the Spanish Navy. Built in Ferrol, their mission is to carry amphibious warfare by transporting the bulk of the Infantería de Marina....

| Galicia
| L-51
| rowspan="2" |
| 29 April 1998
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| Castilla ||L-52
| 29 June 2000
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! colspan="6" style="background:#acc;"| AIR-DEFENCE FRIGATES (4)
|-
| rowspan="4"|Álvaro de Bazán (F-100)

Álvaro de Bazán class frigate

The Álvaro de Bazán class are a new class of Aegis combat system-equipped air defense frigates entering service with the Spanish Navy...

| Álvaro de Bazán
| F-101
| rowspan="4" |
| 19 September 2002
| rowspan="4"| |-
| Almirante Juan de Borbón||F-102
| 3 December 2003
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| Blas de Lezo||F-103
| 16 December 2004
|-
| Méndez Núñez ||F-104
| 21 March 2006
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#acc;"| FRIGATES (6)
|-
| rowspan="6"|Santa María (F-80)

Santa Maria class frigate

The Santa Maria class of frigates are theSpanish Navy's designation for six locally-built warships based on theOliver Hazard Perry-class frigatesof the United States Navy....

| Santa María
| F-81
| rowspan="6"|
| 10 December 1986
| rowspan="6"| |-
| Victoria||F-82
| 29 October 1987
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| Numancia||F-83
| 11 August 1988
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| Reina Sofia||F-84
| 30 October 1990
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| Navarra||F-85
| 30 May 1994
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| Canarias||F-86
| 14 December 1994
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! colspan="6" style="background:#acc;"| SUBMARINES (4)
|-
| rowspan="4" |Galerna (S-70)
| Galerna
| S-71
| rowspan="4"|
| 21 January 1983
| rowspan="4"|
|-
| Siroco||S-72
| 12 May 1983
|-
| Mistral||S-73
| 5 June 1985
|-
| Tramontana

Spanish submarine Tramontana (S74)

Tramontana is an built for the Spanish Navy by Bazán at Cartagena, Spain. The submarine was launched in 1984, commissioned in 1985, and is currently active with the Spanish Navy....

||S-74
| 27 January 1986
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#acc;"| PATROL CRAFTS (23)
|-
| rowspan="2"| Meteoro class (P-40)

Buque de Acción Marítima

The BAM ships are new modular Offshore Patrol Vessels of the Spanish Navy adapted to different purposes from a common base, manufactured by Navantia. The BAMs combine high performance with mission versatility, a high commonality with other ships operated by the Spanish navy...

| Meteoro|| P-41
| rowspan="2"|
| 28 July 2011
| rowspan="2"|
|-
| Rayo|| P-42
| 27 October 2011
|-
| rowspan="4"| Descubierta (P-75)
| Infanta Elena
| P-76
| rowspan="4"|
| 12 April 1980
| rowspan="4"| |-
| Infanta Cristina||P-77
| 24 November 1980
|-
| Cazadora||P-78
| 20 July 1981
|-
| Vencedora||P-79
| 27 March 1982
|-
| rowspan="4"|Serviola (P-70)

Serviola class patrol boat

The Serviola-class patrol boats were a series of patrol boats built in 1990 at the shipyard in Ferrol in the former Empresa Nacional Bazan for the Spanish Navy. They entered service in the Spanish Navy from October 1992...

| Serviola
| P-71
| rowspan="4"|
| 22 March 1991
| rowspan="4"|
|-
| Centinela||P-72
| 24 September 1991
|-
|Vigía||P-73
| 24 March 1992
|-
|Atalya||P-74
| 29 June 1992
|-
| rowspan="4"|Chilreu (P-60)
| Chilreu
| P-61
| rowspan="4"|
| 20 March 1992
| rowspan="4"|
|-
| Alborán||P-62
| 8 January 1997
|-
| Arnomendi||P-63
| 13 December 2000
|-
| Tarifa||P-64
| 14 June 2004
|-
| rowspan="2"|Toralla (P-80)
| Toralla
| P-81
| rowspan="2"|
| 29 April 1987
| rowspan="2"|
|-
| Formentor||P-82
| 23 June 1989
|-
| rowspan="4"| Anaga (P-20)
| Tagomago
| P-22
| rowspan="4"|
| 30 January 1981
| rowspan="4"|
|-
| Grosa||P-25
| 15 September 1981
|-
| Medas||P-26
| 16 October 1981
|-
| Tabarca||P-27
| 20 December 1981
|-
| rowspan="2"|Aresa (P-110)
| (?)
| P-111
| rowspan="2"|
| 1975
| rowspan="2"|
|-
| (?)||P-114
| 1979
|-
| Cabo Fradera (P-201)
| Cabo Fradera
| P-201
|
| 1963
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#acc;"| MCM COMMAND VESSEL (1)
|-
| Descubierta Modified (M-10)
| Diana
| M-11
|
| 2000
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#acc;"| MINEHUNTERS (6)
|-
| rowspan="6"| Segura (M-30)
| Segura
| M-31
| rowspan="6"|
| 27 April 1999
| rowspan="6"|
|-
| Sella||M-32
| 28 May 1999
|-
| Tambre||M-33
| 18 February 2000
|-
| Turia||M-34
| 16 October 2000
|-
| Duero||M-35
| 5 July 2004
|-
| Tajo||M-36
| 10 January 2005
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#acc;"| LANDING SHIPS (1)
|-
| Hernán Cortés (L-40)
| Pizarro [Ex-USS Harlan County (LST-1196)]
| L-42
|
| 1994
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#acc;"| LANDING CRAFTS (14)
|-
| LCM1-E Prototypes
| (601 & 602)
| L-601 & L-602
| rowspan="2"|
| rowspan="2"| 2001–2004
| rowspan="2"|
|-
| LCM1-E Serial Production
| (603 to 614)
| L-603 to L-614
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#acc;"|REPLENISHMENT & RESUPPLY SHIPS (3)
|-
| Fleet Oiler
| Marqués de la Ensenada
| A-11
|
| 6 March 1991
|
|-
| BAC Patiño (AOR)
| Patiño
| A-14
|
| 16 June 1995
|
|-
| BAC Cantabria (AOR)
| Cantabria
| A-15
|
| 29 June 2010
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#acc;"|SCHOOL SHIP (1)
|-
| Sail Training Ship
| Juan Sebastián Elcano

Juan Sebastián Elcano (Spanish ship)

The Juan Sebastián de Elcano is a training ship for the Royal Spanish Navy. She is a four-masted topsail, steel-hulled schooner. At 113 metres long, she is the third-largest Tall Ship in the world....

| A-71
|
| 1928
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#acc;"|TRANSPORT SHIPS (3)
|-
| Transport Ship
| Contramaestre Casado
| A-01
|
| 1982
|
|-
| RO-RO Ship
| Martín Posadillo
| A-04
|
| 2000
|
|-
| RO-RO Ship
| El Camino Español
| A-05
|
| 1999
|
|-

Other Auxiliary ships (27)

• EW support ship (1 in service)
  • A-111 Alerta (1992) (ex-Jasmund/GDR 1982)

• Submarine rescue ship (1 in service)
  • A-20 Neptuno (1989) (ex-Amapola 1975)

• Salvage tug (1 in service)
  • A-101 Mar Caribe (1975)

• Fleet tugs (2 in service)
  • A-53 La Graña (1987) (ex-Punta Amer 1982)
  • A-51 Mahón (1981) (ex-Circos 1977)

• Polar research ships (2 in service)
  • A-33 Hespérides
    BIO Hesperides
    BIO Hesperides , is a Spanish polar research vessel. She was built in 1990, by Bazan Shipyards of Cartagena . Hesperides is used to service the research bases in Antarctica as well as various research voyages....
    
     (1991)
  • A-52 Las Palmas (1981) (ex-Somiedo 1977)

• Hydrographic ships (6 in service)
  • A-23 Antares (1974)
  • A-24 Rigel (1974)
  • A-31 Malaspina (1975)
  • A-32 Tofiño (1975)
  • A-91 Astrolabio (2001)
  • A-92 Escandallo (2004)

• Training ships (14 in service)
  • A-72 Arosa (1981) (ex-Algoma 1931)
  • A-74 La Graciosa (1988) (ex-Dejá vu ?)
  • A-75 Sisargas (1995) (ex-Isabelle 1982)
  • A-76 Giralda (1993) (ex-Juan de Borbon's yacht
    Yacht
    A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...
    
    ), 1958)
  • A-77 Sálvora (?)
  • A-78 Peregrina (2007)
  • A-79 Hispaniola (?)
  • A-82 Contramaestre Navarrete (1983)
  • A-83 Contramaestre Sanchez Fernandez (1983)
  • A-84 Contramaestre Antero (1984)
  • A-85 Contramaestre Lamadrid (1984)
  • A-121 Guardiamarina Barrutia (2006)
  • A-122 Guardiamarina Cherguini (2006)
  • A-123 Guardiamarina Rull (2007)
  • A-124 Guardiamarina Salas (2007)

• Spanish Customs ships
  Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera
  The Customs Surveillance Service is a Spanish law enforcement agency responsible for the investigation and prosecution of cases involving contraband, illegal drugs, financial evasion and violations, money laundering, surveillance for financial police purposes and the provision of judicial police...