Spanish Navy Fleet Inventory 🇪🇸

Overview

The Spanish Navy, the Armada Española, is a modern and balanced naval force with significant capabilities, playing a key role in Spain's defense and its contributions to international security frameworks like NATO and the EU. Its maritime strategy is adapting to a more complex global environment, with a long-term vision laid out in its "Armada 2050" plan. This strategy emphasizes multidomain operations, technological advancement, and interoperability with allied forces to project power and protect Spain's maritime interests.

The core of the Armada's surface fleet combines capable air-defense vessels with flexible power projection assets. A key element is the Juan Carlos I, a multi-purpose amphibious assault ship that can act as a de facto aircraft carrier, operating STOVL aircraft and helicopters. This provides significant expeditionary and power projection capabilities. The fleet is further strengthened by Álvaro de Bazán-class frigates equipped with the Aegis combat system, offering high-end anti-air warfare capabilities. These are complemented by older Santa María-class frigates, various patrol vessels for littoral operations, and mine countermeasure ships. The submarine force is undergoing a critical modernization, with new S-80 Plus-class submarines set to enhance underwater capabilities significantly.

Spain's naval strategy focuses on ensuring access and influence from the sea, contributing to collective defense, and protecting its extensive maritime and island territories. The "Armada 2050" framework guides this, focusing on developing a force capable of operating across the full spectrum of conflict, with an eye towards the strategic importance of the Indo-Pacific and seabed warfare. Spain actively participates in multinational missions, such as NATO's standing maritime groups and the EU's Operation Atalanta, underscoring its commitment to international security and its operational reach far beyond its immediate waters.

A robust domestic shipbuilding industry, spearheaded by Navantia, is central to the Armada's modernization. Key programs include the construction of five new F-110 class frigates, which will replace the aging Santa María class and introduce advanced technologies like a "digital twin" for enhanced lifecycle management. The delivery of the advanced S-80 Plus-class submarines is another crucial shipbuilding program, replacing legacy boats and representing a major leap in Spain's sub-surface warfare capabilities.

Key facts

Official Name	Spanish Navy
Country	🇪🇸 Spain
World rank	#35
Ships in service	78 (as of 2025)
Total ships	78
Naval ensign

Number of active ships by category

Ship category	Active
Other ships	27
Patrol boats	24
Frigates	11
Mine Warfare ships	6
Support ships	4
Submarines	3
Amphibious ships	2
Aircraft carriers	1

Detailed inventory of Spanish Navy

Amphibious ships

Type	Class	Ship Name	Hull Number	Status	Year
Amphibious transport dock	Galicia	Galicia	L-51	Active	1998
	Galicia	Castilla	L-52	Active	2000

Aircraft carriers

Type	Class	Ship Name	Hull Number	Status	Year
Aircraft-carrying amphibious assault ship [5]	Juan Carlos I	Juan Carlos I	L-61	Active	2010

Frigates

Type	Class	Ship Name	Hull Number	Status	Year
ASW frigate	Santa María	Santa María	F-81	Active	1986
	Santa María	Victoria	F-82	Active	1987
	Santa María	Numancia	F-83	Active	1989
	Santa María	Reina Sofía	F-84	Active	1990
	Santa María	Navarra	F-85	Active	1994
	Santa María	Canarias	F-86	Active	1995
Air-defence frigate	Álvaro de Bazán	Álvaro de Bazán	F-101	Active	2002
	Álvaro de Bazán	Almirante Juan de Borbón	F-102	Active	2003
	Álvaro de Bazán	Blas de Lezo	F-103	Active	2004
	Álvaro de Bazán	Méndez Núñez	F-104	Active	2006
	Álvaro de Bazán	Cristóbal Colón	F-105	Active	2012

Mine Warfare ships

Type	Class	Ship Name	Hull Number	Status	Year
Minehunter	Segura	Segura	M-31	Active	1999
	Segura	Sella	M-32	Active	1999
	Segura	Tambre	M-33	Active	2000
	Segura	Turia	M-34	Active	2000
	Segura	Duero	M-35	Active	2004
	Segura	Tajo	M-36	Active	2005

Other ships

Type	Class	Ship Name	Hull Number	Status	Year
Training ship	-	Arosa	A72	Active	1981
	-	La Graciosa	A74	Active	1988
	-	Sisargas	A75	Active	1995
	-	Giralda	A76	Active	1993
	-	Peregrina	A78	Active	2007
	-	Contramaestre Navarrete	A82	Active	1983
	-	Contramaestre Sanchez Fernandez	A83	Active	1983
	-	Contramaestre Antero	A84	Active	1984
	-	Contramaestre Lamadrid	A85	Active	1984
	-	Guardiamarina Barrutia	A121	Active	2006
	-	Guardiamarina Chereguini	A122	Active	2006
	-	Guardiamarina Rull	A123	Active	2007
	-	Guardiamarina Salas	A124	Active	2007
Salvage tug	Amatista	Mar Caribe	A-101	Active	1988
Submarine rescue ship	Amatista Mod	Neptuno	A-20	Active	1988
Hydrographic boat	Castor	Antares	A-23	Active	1974
Fleet tug	Circos	Mahón	A-51	Active	1982
Polar research ship	Circos Mod	Las Palmas	A-52	Active	1981
	Hespérides	Hespérides	A-33	Active	1991
Training vessel	Intermares	Intermares	A-41	Active	2018
Sail training vessel	Juan Sebastián Elcano	Juan Sebastián Elcano	A-71	Active	1928
Hydrographic ships	Malaspina	Malaspina	A-31	Active	1975
	Malaspina	Tofiño	A-32	Active	1975
Fleet tug	Punta Amer	La Graña	A-53	Active	1987
Hydrographic boats	Rodman 1250	Astrolabio	A-91	Active	2001
	Rodman 1250	Escandallo	A-92	Active	2004
Hydrographic boat	Sondaleza	Sondaleza	A-93	Active	2016

Patrol boats

Type	Class	Ship Name	Hull Number	Status	Year
Patrol boat	Anaga	Tagomago	P-22	Active	1981
	Anaga	Medas	P-26	Active	1981
	Anaga	Tabarca	P-28	Active	1981
	Aresa	P-101	P-101	Active	1978
	Aresa	P-114	P-114	Active	1979
	Cabo Fradera	Cabo Fradera	P-201	Active	1963
	Chilreu	Alborán	P-62	Active	1997
	Chilreu	Arnomendi	P-63	Active	2000
	Chilreu	Tarifa	P-64	Active	2004
Corvette	Descubierta	Infanta Cristina	P-77	Active	1980
Offshore (oceanic) patrol vessel	Meteoro	Meteoro	P-41	Active	2011
	Meteoro	Rayo	P-42	Active	2011
	Meteoro	Relámpago	P-43	Active	2012
	Meteoro	Tornado	P-44	Active	2012
	Meteoro	Audaz [13]	P-45	Active	2018
	Meteoro	Furor	P-46	Active	2019
Patrol boat	Rodman 101	Isla de León	P-83	Active	2003
	Rodman 101	Isla Pinto	P-84	Active	2023
	Serviola	Serviola	P-71	Active	1991
	Serviola	Centinela	P-72	Active	1991
	Serviola	Vigía	P-73	Active	1992
	Serviola	Atalaya	P-74	Active	1992
	Toralla	Toralla	P-81	Active	1987
	Toralla	Formentor	P-82	Active	1989

Submarines

Type	Class	Ship Name	Hull Number	Status	Year
Attack submarine	Galerna	Galerna	S-71	Active	1983
	Galerna	Tramontana	S-74	Active	1985
	S-80 Plus	Isaac Peral	S-81	Active	2023

Support ships

Type	Class	Ship Name	Hull Number	Status	Year
EW support ship	Alerta	Alerta	A-111	Active	1992
Replenishment oiler	Cantabria	Cantabria	A-15	Active	2010
	Patiño	Patiño	A-14	Active	1995
Logistics support ship	Suardiaz Galicia	Ysabel	A-06	Active	2021

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