List of active Spanish Navy ships

This is a list of active Spanish Navy ships, complete and correct as of December 2016, partially updated to January 2024.^[1][2]

Naval jack of Spain

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 81	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		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		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		Guided missile frigates anti-surface anti-air anti-submarine	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		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		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		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		Patrol boat	Cabo Fradera	P201	1963	28 tonnes	Based at Tui, Pontevedra.[32]
Aresa PVC-160 class [es]	1		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		Replenishment oiler	Cantabria	A15	29 Sep 2010	19,500 tonnes	[36]
Logistic support (2)
Suardiaz Galicia class	1		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		Intelligence gathering ship	Alerta	A111	(1982) 21 Dec 1992	2,300 tonnes	Ex-Jasmund/GDR 1982.[38]
Rescue ships (1)
Amatista Mod	1		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 (3)
Ocean Osprey class	1	—	Salvage tug	Carnota	A61	(2014) 2023	2,295 tonnes	Ex-Ocean Osprey.[40]
Amatista class	1		Salvage tug	Mar Caribe	A101	(1974) 1988	1,860 tonnes	[41]
Punta Amer	1		Fleet tug	La Graña	A53	(1982) 1987	664 tonnes	Ex-Punta Amer.[42]
Polar research (2)
Hespérides	1		Polar research ship	Hespérides	A33	16 May 1991	2,800 tonnes	[43]
Circos Mod	1		Polar research ship	Las Palmas [es]	A52	(1978) 1981	1,450 tonnes	ex-Somiedo
Hydrographic survey (5)
Malaspina class [fr]	2		Hydrographic ships	Malaspina [fr]	A31	1975	1,090 tonnes	[44]
				Tofiño [fr]	A32	1975
Astrolabio class [fr] "Rodman-1250 class"	2		Hydrographic boats	Astrolabio [fr]	A91	2001	13 tonnes	[45][46]
				Escandallo [fr]	A92	2004
Sondaleza	1		Hydrographic boat	Sondaleza	A93	2016	6 tonnes	[47]
Training vessels (2)
Juan Sebastián Elcano	1		Sail training vessel	Juan Sebastián Elcano	A71	1928	3,700 tonnes	[48]
Intermares class [es]	1		Training vessel	Intermares [es]	A41	(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

On order

Class	On order	Picture	Type	Ship	No.	Planned Comm.	Displacement	Notes
Submarines (3)
S-80 class	3 (+ 2 planned)[51]		Attack submarine	Narciso Monturiol [es]	S 82	2025	3,700 tonnes	[51]
				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)[51]		Frigate: multi-purpose anti-submarine	Bonifaz [es]	F111	2025	6,100 tonnes	Using the Aegis combat system.[52][53]
				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		Offshore patrol vessel	TBD	P-47		2,670 tonnes[13]	[54]
				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	[55]

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.[51]
				—	S 86	—
Amphibious warfare ships (2)
Potential future amphibious ships	1 or 2	—	Amphibious ship	—	—	—	—	[51]
				—	—	—
Major surface combatants (2)
Bonifaz class "F-110 class"	2		Frigate: multi-purpose anti-submarine	—	—	—	6,100 tonnes	2 more F-110 planned to be ordered.[51]
				—	—	—
Corvetttes (6)
Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette class (MMPC)	6		Multirole corvettes	—	—	—	3,500 tonnes	[56]
		—		—	—
		—		—	—
		—		—	—
		—		—	—
		—		—	—

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

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