This is a list of active Spanish Navy ships, complete and correct as of December 2016, partially updated to January 2024.[1][2]
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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.
Current fleet
Submarine fleet
Class | In service | Picture | Type | Boat | No. | Comm. | Displacement (immersion) | Notes |
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Galerna class "S-70 class" | 1 | ![]() | Attack submarine | Galerna | S 71 | 1983 | 1,788 tonnes | Last remaining S-70 in service.[3] To be replaced by the S-80 class. |
S-80 class | 1 (+ 3 on order + 2 more planned) | ![]() | Attack submarine | Isaac Peral | S 81 | 2023 | 3,700 tonnes | [4]
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Surface fleet
Surface warship fleet
Class | In service | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
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Aircraft carriers (1) | ||||||||
Juan Carlos I | 1 | Aircraft carrier / | Juan Carlos I | L-61 | 2010 | 27,079 tonnes | AV-8B Harrier II Plus fighter operated.[6][7] | |
Amphibious warfare ships (2) | ||||||||
Galicia class | 2 | ![]() | Amphibious transport dock | Galicia | L-51 | 1998 | 13,815 tonnes | Joint design with the Royal Netherlands Navy promoting the Rotterdam Class |
Castilla | L-52 | 2000 | ||||||
Major surface combatants (11) | ||||||||
Álvaro de Bazán class "F-100 class" | 5 | ![]() | Air-defence frigate (Aegis) | Álvaro de Bazán | F-101 | 2002 | 5,853 tonnes | Based at Ferrol naval base.[8] Air-defence system using the Aegis combat system. |
Almirante Juan de Borbón | F-102 | 2003 | ||||||
Blas de Lezo | F-103 | 2004 | ||||||
Méndez Núñez | F-104 | 2006 | ||||||
Cristóbal Colón | F-105 | 2012 | 6,391 tonnes[9] | |||||
Santa María class "F-80 class" | 6 | ![]() | Guided missile frigates
| Santa María | F-81 | 1986 | 4,017 tonnes | All of them based at Rota.[10] Derived from Oliver Hazard Perry class, manufactured locally. To be replaced by five F110-class frigates starting in 2026.[11] |
Victoria | F-82 | 1987 | ||||||
Numancia | F-83 | 1989 | ||||||
Reina Sofía | F-84 | 1990 | ||||||
Navarra | F-85 | 1994 | ||||||
Canarias | F-86 | 1995 | ||||||
Oceanic patrol vessels (6) | ||||||||
Meteoro class "BAM" (Buque de Acción Marítima) | 6 | ![]() | Offshore patrol vessel | Meteoro | P-41 | 2011 | 2,670 tonnes[12] | Based in the Canary Islands;[13] |
Rayo | P-42 | 2011 | ||||||
Relámpago | P-43 | 2012 | ||||||
Tornado | P-44 | 2012 | ||||||
Audaz | P-45 | 2018 | Based in Cartagena[14][15] | |||||
Furor | P-46 | 2019 | ||||||
Patrol vessels (16) | ||||||||
Chilreu class | 3 | ![]() | Patrol boat | Alborán | P-62 | 1997 | 1,918 tonnes | Based in Cartagena.[16] |
Tarifa | P-64 | 2004 | ||||||
Arnomendi | P-63 | 2000 | Based at Ferrol naval base.[17] | |||||
Serviola class | 4 | Patrol boat | Serviola | P-71 | 1991 | 1,106 tonnes | Based at Ferrol naval base. | |
Centinela | P-72 | 1991 | ||||||
Atalaya | P-74 | 1992 | ||||||
Vigía | P-73 | 1992 | Based in Cádiz.[21] | |||||
Anaga class | 3 | ![]() | Patrol boat | Tagomago | P-22 | 1981 | 319 tonnes | Based in Malaga.[22] |
Medas | P-26 | 1981 | Based in Cádiz.[23] | |||||
Tabarca | P-28 | 1981 | Based in Pontevedra (Naval School)[24] | |||||
Toralla class | 2 | Patrol boat | Toralla | P-81 | 1987 | 133 tonnes | Based in Cartagena[25][26] | |
Formentor | P-82 | 1989 | ||||||
Rodman-101 class | 1 | ![]() | Patrol boat | Isla de León | P-83 | 2003 | 62 tonnes | P-83 acquired from Galician Coast Guard. |
Rodman-66 class | 1 | ![]() | Patrol boat | Isla Pinto | P-84 | 2023 | 44 tonnes | Based at Melilla.[28][29][30] |
Cabo Fradera class | 1 | ![]() | Patrol boat | Cabo Fradera | P-201 | 1963 | 28 tonnes | Based at Tui, Pontevedra.[31] |
Aresa PVC-160 class | 1 | ![]() | Patrol boat | — | P-114 | 1979 | 20,8 tonnes | Based in Ayamonte, Huelva[32] |
Mine countermeasures (6) | ||||||||
Segura class | 6 | ![]() | Minehunter | Segura | M-31 | 1999 | 585 tonnes | [33] |
Sella | M-32 | 1999 | ||||||
Tambre | M-33 | 2000 | ||||||
Turia | M-34 | 2000 | ||||||
Duero | M-35 | 2004 | ||||||
Tajo | M-36 | 2005 |
Auxiliary fleet
Class | In service | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
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Refuelling ships (2) | ||||||||
Patiño | 1 | ![]() | Replenishment oiler | Patiño | A-14 | 1995 | 17,045 tonnes | Joint design with the Royal Netherlands Navy shaping the HNLMS Amsterdam.[34] |
Cantabria | 1 | ![]() | Replenishment oiler | Cantabria | A-15 | 2010 | 19,500 tonnes | [35] |
Logistic support (2) | ||||||||
Suardiaz Galicia class | 1 | ![]() | Logistics support ship | Ysabel | A-06 | (2003) 2021 | 16,300 tonnes | Former civilian ship Suardiaz Galicia[36] |
Fosen Yard S.A. RoRo/Container | 1 | Logistics support ship | El Camino Español | A-07 | (1998) 2024 | 12,400 tonnes | Former civilian ship Cadena 4 | |
Electronic warfare ships (1) | ||||||||
Alerta | 1 | ![]() | Intelligence gathering ship | Alerta | A-111 | (1982) 1992 | 2,300 tonnes | Ex-Jasmund/GDR 1982.[37] |
Rescue ships (1) | ||||||||
Amatista Mod | 1 | ![]() | Submarine rescue ship | Neptuno | A-20 | (1975) 1988 | 1,860 tonnes | To be replaced by the new BAM-IS in 2026.[38] |
Tugboats (4) | ||||||||
Ocean Osprey class | 1 | — | Salvage tug | Carnota | A-61 | (2014) 2023 | 2,295 tonnes | Ex-Ocean Osprey.[39] |
Amatista class | 1 | ![]() | Salvage tug | Mar Caribe | A-101 | (1974) 1988 | 1,860 tonnes | [40] |
Circos | 1 | ![]() | Fleet tug | Mahón | A-51 | (1978) 1982 | 1,450 tonnes | Ex-Circos.[41] |
Punta Amer | 1 | ![]() | Fleet tug | La Graña | A-53 | (1982) 1987 | 664 tonnes | Ex-Punta Amer.[42] |
Polar research (2) | ||||||||
Hespérides | 1 | ![]() | Polar research ship | Hespérides | A-33 | 1991 | 2,800 tonnes | [43] |
Circos Mod | 1 | ![]() | Polar research ship | Las Palmas | A-52 | (1978) 1981 | 1,450 tonnes | ex-Somiedo |
Hydrographic survey (5) | ||||||||
Malaspina class | 2 | ![]() | Hydrographic ships | Malaspina | A-31 | 1975 | 1,090 tonnes | [44] |
Tofiño | A-32 | 1975 | ||||||
Astrolabio class "Rodman-1250 class" | 2 | ![]() | Hydrographic boats | Astrolabio | A-91 | 2001 | 13 tonnes | [45][46] |
Escandallo | A-92 | 2004 | ||||||
Sondaleza | 1 | ![]() | Hydrographic boat | Sondaleza | A-93 | 2016 | 6 tonnes | [47] |
Training vessels (2) | ||||||||
Juan Sebastián Elcano | 1 | ![]() | Sail training vessel | Juan Sebastián Elcano | A-71 | 1928 | 3,700 tonnes | [48] |
Intermares class | 1 | ![]() | Training vessel | Intermares | A-41 | (2009) 2018 | 1,390 tonnes | [49] |
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),[50] 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
Submarine fleet
Class | On order | Picture | Type | Boat | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
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S-80 class | 3 (+ 2 planned)[51] | ![]() | Attack submarine | Narciso Monturiol | S 82 | 2025 | 3,700 tonnes | [51] |
Cosme García | S 83 | 2026 | ||||||
Mateo García de los Reyes | S 84 | 2028 |
Surface warship fleet
Class | On order | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Planned Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
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Major surface combatants (5) | ||||||||
Bonifaz class | 5 (+2 planned)[51] | ![]() | Frigate:
| Bonifaz | F111 | 2025 | 6,100 tonnes | Using the Aegis combat system.[52][53] |
Roger de Lauria | F112 | 2026 | ||||||
Menéndez de Avilés | F113 | 2027 | ||||||
Luis de Córdova | F114 | 2028 | ||||||
Barceló | F115 | 2029 | ||||||
Oceanic patrol vessels (2) | ||||||||
Meteoro class "BAM III" (Buque de Acción Marítima) | 2 | ![]() | Offshore patrol vessel | TBD | P-47 | 2,670 tonnes[12] | [54] | |
TBD | P-48 |
Auxiliary fleet
Class | On order | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Planned Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
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Rescue and support ships (1) | ||||||||
Meteoro class "BAM-IS" | 1 | — |
| Poseidón | A-21 | 2025 | 5,000 tonnes | [55] |
Planned future fleet
Submarine fleet
Class | Planned | Picture | Type | Boat | No. | Planned Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
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S-80 class | 2 | ![]() | Attack submarine | — | S 85 | — | 3,700 tonnes | Plan to increase the number of active submarines to 6.[51] |
— | S 86 | — |
Surface warship fleet
Class | Planned | Picture | Type | Ship | No. | Planned Comm. | Displacement | Notes |
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Amphibious warfare ships (2) | ||||||||
Potential future amphibious ships | 1 or 2 | — | Amphibious ship | — | — | — | — | [51] |
— | — | — | ||||||
Major surface combatants (2) | ||||||||
Bonifaz class | 2 | ![]() | Frigate:
| — | — | — | 6,100 tonnes | 2 more F-110 planned to be ordered.[51] |
— | — | — | ||||||
Corvetttes (6) | ||||||||
Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette (MMPC) | 6 | ![]() | Multirole corvettes | — | — | — | 3,500 tonnes | [56] |
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See also
- Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera – For details on another maritime organisation of Spain
- List of future Spanish Navy ships - For information on Spanish Navy capability acquisition programs
- List of retired Spanish Navy ships - For information on ships already retired from the Spanish Navy