List of active ships of the Colombian Navy

FM: Ocean Going Frigate, build by Cotecmar based on Damen SIGMA10514

FM: Missile frigate

Offshore Patrol Vessels -Heavy ; Note that the different navies allocate the OPV role either under coastguard or oceanic combat; in the Colombian Navy these ships have been assigned to oceanic combat units and not to the Coastguard Command

SO: Oceanic Submarine ;

CF: Riverine Gunboat

Heavy patrol gunboat class; originally built by Astilleros Unión Industrial de Barranquilla, Colombia in 1956

The NF group consists of a progressively improved series of boats, known as "Nodrizas" for armored patrol, support & re-provisioning of smaller piranha-class boats deployed from and around them. The first group of these, classified here as generic Nodriza Fluvial include a motley mix of older gunboats or armored tugs. These boats, reconditioned in their new standardized role, provided the foundations during the late 1990s and 2000s for the R&D of the PAF-series boats, for which the PAF-IV is the current state-of-the art showcase.

PRF: Fast Riverine patrol

These are slightly different boats from a similar series. Built in the Astilleros Navales de Cartagena in 1952-54, deactivated in mid-80s, reactivated from storage in mid-1990s for littoral/riverine patrol and interdiction.

The PAF-L class is an entirely new development, which takes the experiences of the heavy PAF-I-IV class and defines a lighter patrol boat.

The "LPR-40" is a new and native development, which draws on the experience of the US PBR-40 boats as well as the PAF and PAF-L series to provide a midsize, light and fast boat with a strong punch.

These are light, fast combat patrol boats usually of fiberglass reinforced construction, outboard dual engines and fitted with additional communications and electronics. It is common for these boats to be deployed and supported from one of the larger CF/NF class vessels.
As of 2003, judging by the pennant/hull numbers, there was an estimated number of 167: BC-1000 to BC-1041 and BT-1100 to BT-1226. However, a firm number is difficult to establish due to combat and service losses, some hulls may have been rebuilt locally, as well as it is likely additional batches have been acquired, and/or added to via configuration of locally built hulls with foreign-bought higher-end components.

BC: Command Boat also known as BCFC: Riverine Combat Command Boat

BT: Tactical Boat also known as BCFT: Riverine Combat Tactical Boat

Offshore Patrol Vessels -Heavy

PO: Oceanic Patrol

Coast Patrol Vessels - Medium

PC: Coastal Patrol

PM: Sea Patrol

The ARC has regrouped and renamed a few different classifications of light, fast boats into a single, more generic 'BP' denomination. These include from the usual light outboard harbor patrol boat, Boston-Whaler style, up to a few Midnight Express go-fast type boats used for interdiction. The exact number is difficult to determine, but judging from hull numbers, as of 2007, there were 77, from BP-421 to BP-498. It is expected that additional boats have been added.

BE: School Vessel

YT: Yacht Training, encompasses a series of small and medium vessels used for basic seamanship training.

BI: Instruction Boat. These include typically 3 main types of light boats, plus some other devices. As of 2007, judging from hull numbers, there were apx 34, from BI-01 to BI-45. It is possible a few additional boats have been added in this class, but likely not many as there have not been any known major changes in the navy training programs recently.

BL: Multipurpose Logistical

BO class, Oceanographic Vessel

BH class, Hydrographic Vessel

BB class, Buoy Tender

RM: Sea tugboat

RB: Bay tugboat

ETG: General transport vessel. Light and medium-sized boats used for internal transport and service to larger vessels.

BA: Administrative Boat. These include different types of light fiberglass-outboards, a few nonstandard or civilian recreation types and even some boats confiscated from drug interdiction operations and assigned to the ARC after the final legal disposition. The exact number is difficult to determine, but judging from hull numbers as of 2007, there were apx 35, from BA-03 to BA-31 + about a dozen or so ex-drug interdiction waiting to be formally given hull numbers. It is possible some more boats have been added in this class, but likely not many as there haven't been major known changes in naval bases or posts recently.

BM: Multipurpose boat encompasses some unique utilitary platforms, barges and flatboats, also called "naval artifacts"