List of historic Spanish Navy ships


This list includes all naval ships which have been in service in the Spanish Navy and have been retired.

Aircraft carriers

Dédalo-class seaplane tender
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Amphibious

English Xlighter:
  • * K-1 to K-26 ex British X4, X6, X13, X14, X16, X17, X26, X50, X63, X74, X91, X108, X109, X129, X141, X148, X153, X170, X172, X173, X174, X186, X190, X 200, X205 y X221Tipo BDK
  • * BDK-1 renamed LCT-1. Ex-HMS LCT 1253, ex- Foca
  • * BDK-2 renamed LCT-2. Ex-HMS LCT 1323, ex- Morsa
  • * BDK-3 renamed LCT-3.
  • * BDK-4 renamed LCT-4.
  • * BDK-5 renamed LCT-5.
  • * BDK-6 renamed LCT-6.
  • * BDK-7 renamed LCT-7 renamed A-07.
  • * BDK-8 renamed LCT-8 renamed A-08. LCM3
  • * LCM-1 a LCM-19LSM
  • * LSM-1 ex-USS LSM-329
  • * LSM-2 ex-USS LSM-331
  • * LSM-3 ex-USS LSM-343 TA-10
  • * TA-11 Aragon TA-20
  • * TA-21 Castilla L-10 Terrebone Parish-class tank landing ship
  • * L-11 Velasco
  • * L-12 Martín Álvarez
  • * L-13 Conde de Venadito L-20 Paul Revere-class amphibious transport
  • * L-21 Castilla
  • * L-22 Aragón L-30 Casa Grande-class dock landing ship
  • * L-31 Galicia L-40
  • * L-41 Hernán Cortes
  • * L-42 ''Pizarro''

Armed launches

The Spanish Navy operated many lanchas cañoneras in the latter half of the 19th century including:
  • Pronta
  • Zaragoza
  • Viva
  • Ligera
  • Manatí
  • Diligente class
  • *Diligente
  • *Atrevida
  • Tarifa
  • Caridad
  • Lealtad
  • Lista
  • Otálora
  • Basco class
  • *Basco
  • *Gardoqui
  • *Urdaneta
  • Lince
  • Cóndor class
  • *Cóndor
  • *Cuervo
  • *Águila
  • Perla class
  • *Perla
  • *Rubí
  • *Diamante
  • Estrella class
  • *Estrella
  • *Flecha
  • *Ligera
  • *Lince
  • *Satélite
  • *Vigía
  • Alerta class
  • *Alerta
  • *Ardilla
  • *Cometa
  • *Fradera
  • *Gaviota
  • *Golondrina
  • Almendares class
  • *Almendares
  • *Baracoa
  • *Cauto
  • *Guantánamo
  • *Yumurí
  • *Mayarí
  • Lanao class
  • *Lanao
  • *General Blanco
  • Corcuera class
  • *Corcuera
  • *Almonte
  • ''Oceanía''

Auxiliary ships

  • Coastal water tankers
  • *África > A-5
  • *A-1
  • *A-2
  • *A-3
  • *A-4
  • *A-6 > AA-06 > Contramaestre Castelló
  • *A-7 > AA17
  • *A-8
  • *A-9 > AA-21 > A-62 Maquinista Macias
  • *A-10 > AA-22 > A-63 Torpedista Hernandez
  • *A-11 > AA-23 > A-64 Fogonero Bañobre
  • *A-65 Marinero Jarano
  • *A-66 Condestable Zaragoza
  • Fleet oilers
  • *Plutón , ex Campsa oiler Campillo
  • *A-11 Teide
  • *A-11 Marques de la Ensenada
  • School Ships
  • *Nautilus ex Carric Castle
  • * Galatea ex Glenlee – ex Islamount - ex Clarastella, preserved as Glenlee at Glasgow.
  • Submarine rescue ship
  • *Kanguro
  • Training ships
  • *A-77 Salvora
  • *A-79 Hispaniola
  • Transports
  • *San Quintín
  • *San Francisco de Borja
  • *Patiño
  • *Marqués de la Victoria
  • *Ferrol
  • *San Antonio
  • *Legazpi
  • *Cebú
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  • *Almirante Lobo
  • *Contramaestre Casado
  • *Tarifa
  • * A-05 El camino español
  • * A-04 Martín Posadillo
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Battleships

Pre-dreadnought

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Dreadnought


Carracks and Galleons

Corvettes

  • F-50 Descubierta class
  • *F-51 Descubierta
  • F-60 Atrevida class
  • *F-61 Atrevida
  • *F-62 Princesa
  • *F-63 Diana
  • *F-64 Nautilus
  • *F-65 Villa de Bilbao
  • F-30 Descubierta class
  • *F31 Descubierta > P75 Descubierta
  • *F32 Diana > M-11 Diana
  • *F33 Infanta Elena > P76 Infanta Elena
  • *F34 Infanta Cristina > P77 Infanta Cristina
  • *F35 Cazadora > P78 Cazadora
  • *F36 Vencedora > ''P79 Vencedora''

Cruisers

Destroyers

Frigates

Gunboats

  • Mindanao class 2nd class gunboats
  • *Mindanao
  • *Calamianes
  • *Paragua
  • *Mindoro
  • *Luzón
  • *Panay
  • *Samar
  • *Cebú
  • Bulusán class 2nd class gunboats
  • *Bulusán
  • *Joló
  • *Mariveles
  • *Arayat
  • *Pampanga
  • *Bojeador
  • *Balanguingui
  • *Albay
  • *Mactán
  • *Taal
  • Ericsson class 2nd class wooden screw gunboats
  • *Ericsson
  • *Activo
  • *Rápido sunk in bajo de los Colorados
  • *Argos
  • *Lince
  • *Centinela
  • *Guardián
  • *Vigía
  • *Astuto
  • *Almendares
  • *Eco
  • *Destello
  • *Contramaestre
  • *Marinero
  • *Soldado naufragó
  • *¿Quién Vive? renamed Celaje, boarding by merchant ship Clara
  • *Lebrel boarding
  • *Cazador
  • *Cauto
  • *Gacela
  • *Telegrama
  • *Criollo
  • *Ardid
  • *Indio
  • *Caribe
  • *Alarma
  • *Descubridor
  • *Yumurí
  • *Flecha
  • *Dardo
  • Cuba Española 2nd class wooden screw gunboat
  • Martín Álvarez
  • Rayo
  • Callao
  • Salamandra class 2nd class wooden screw gunboats
  • *Salamandra
  • *Cocodrilo
  • *Pelícano
  • Fernando el Católico class 1st class iron screw gunboats
  • *Fernando el Católico
  • *Marqués del Duero Somorrostro class 2nd class gunboats
  • *Somorrostro modified to water tank ship in 1892
  • *Ebro
  • *Bidasoa
  • *Teruel
  • *Nervión
  • *Toledo
  • *Tajo
  • *Arlanza modified to water tank ship in 1899
  • *Turia
  • *Segura
  • Prueba
  • Jorge Juan class iron screw avisos
  • *Jorge Juan
  • *Sánchez Barcáiztegui
  • Martín Álvarez
  • Clase Pilar 2nd class iron screw gunboats
  • *Pilar
  • *Paz
  • *Eulalia
  • *Alsedo
  • Clase General Lezo 2nd class iron screw gunboats
  • *General Lezo
  • *General Concha
  • *Magallanes
  • *Elcano
  • Mac-Mahón class 2nd class steel screw gunboat
  • *Mac-Mahón
  • Álvaro de Bazán class
  • *María de Molina
  • *Marqués de la Victoria
  • *Álvaro de Bazán
  • Recalde class
  • *Recalde
  • *Laya
  • *Bonifaz
  • *Lauria
  • Cánovas del Castillo class
  • *Canovas del Castillo
  • *Canalejas
  • *Eduardo Dato
  • Calvo Sotelo class
  • *''Calvo Sotelo''

Ironclads

Broadside Ironclads

  • - BU 1920
  • - Blew up 30 December 1873
  • - stricken 1873
  • - BU 1910
  • - stricken 1899
  • - scrap in 1896

Central Battery Ships

  • - scrap in 1888. Ex-screw frigate Resolución.

Minelayer

  • F-00 Marte class
  • *F-01 Marte
  • *F-02 Neptuno
  • F-10 Júpiter class
  • *F-11 Júpiter
  • *F-12 Vulcano
  • F-20 Eolo class
  • *F-21 Eolo
  • *''F-22 Tritón''

Mine countermeasures vessels

  • M-00 Bidasoa class minesweepers
  • *M-01 Bidasoa
  • *M-02 Nervión
  • *M-03 Lérez
  • *M-04 Tambre
  • *- Guadalete
  • *M-05 Segura
  • *M-06 Ter
  • M-10 Guadiaro class minesweepers
  • *M-11 Guadiaro
  • *M-12 Tinto
  • *M-13 Eume
  • *M-14 Almanzora
  • *M-15 Navia
  • *M-16 Eo
  • *M-17 Guadalhorce
  • M-20 Nalón class minesweepers
  • *M-21 Nalón Adjutant class
  • *M-22 Llobregat Bluebird class
  • *M-23 Júcar AMS218 class
  • *M-24 Ulla AMS218 class
  • *M-25 Miño AMS218 class
  • *M-26 Ebro MCS268 class
  • *M-27 Turia Adjutant class
  • *M-28 Duero Bluebird class
  • *M-29 Sil Bluebird class
  • *M-30 Tajo MCS268 class
  • *M-31 Genil MCS268 class
  • *M-32 Odiel MCS268 class
  • M40 Aggressive class
  • *M-41 Guadalete
  • *M-42 Guadalmedina
  • *M-43 Guadalquivir
  • *''M-44 Guadiana''

Minor sailing vessels (incomplete)

Monitor and floating battery

Paddle steamers

  • Isabel II - Renamed Santa Isabel in 1850.
  • Don Álvaro de Bazán class
  • *Don Álvaro de Bazán.
  • *Congreso.
  • Andalucía class
  • *Andalucía.
  • *Península.
  • Piles.
  • Vulcano.
  • Alerta class
  • *Alerta.
  • *Vigilante.
  • Reina de Castilla class
  • *Reina de Castilla.
  • *Magallanes.
  • *Elcano.
  • Lepanto.
  • León.
  • Castilla.
  • Satélite.
  • Don Juan de Austria.
  • Narváez.
  • Velasco class
  • *Velasco.
  • *Conde de Regla.
  • Clase Conde de Venadito
  • *Conde de Venadito.
  • *Neptuno.
  • *Guadalquivir.
  • *General Lezo.
  • General Liniers.
  • Churruca.
  • Victoria de las Tunas.
  • Ferrolano class
  • *Ferrolano.
  • *Gaditano.
  • Blasco de Garay.
  • Colón class
  • *Colón.
  • *Pizarro.
  • Antonio Ulloa class
  • *Antonio Ulloa.
  • *Jorge Juan
  • Vasco Nuñes de Balboa class
  • *Vasco Núñez de Balboa 1856–1875.
  • * Hernán Cortés 1856–1890.
  • Isabel II class
  • *Isabel II 1850-1882 renamed Ciudad de Cádiz in 1868.
  • *Francisco de Asís, 1850, renamed Fernando el Católico in 1856, sunk, boarding by Numancia in 1873.
  • *Isabel la Católica. 1850.
  • *Fernado el Católico 1850, sunk in Cuba in 1856.

Patrol boats

Clase Delfín
  • *Delfín
  • *Dorado
  • *Gaviota
  • Castle class
  • *Uad Kert. ex-HMS Rother; ex-HMS Anthony Aslete
  • *Uad-Lucus. ex-HMS Ness, ex-HMS Alexander Palmer
  • *Uad-Martin. ex-HMS Erne, ex-HMS John Chivers
  • *Uad Muluya. ex-HMS Waveney, ex-HMS James Connen
  • *Uad-Ras. ex-HMS Wear, ex-HMS Thomas Mombworth
  • *Uad-Targa. ex-HMS Test, ex-HMS Patrick Bowe
  • Mersey class
  • *Arcíla. ex-HMS William Doak
  • *Xauen. ex-HMS Henry Cramwell
  • Brisquard class
  • *Alcázar. ex Rengage French
  • *Larache. ex Poliu French sunk in tres forcas cape
  • *Tetuán. ex Grognard French
  • Suboficiales class
  • *Condestable Zaragoza
  • *Contramaestre Castelló
  • *Maquinista Macias
  • *Torpedista Hernández
  • *Cabo de infantería de Marina Garciolo
  • *Marinero Cante
  • *Fogonero Bañobre
  • *Marinero Jarana
  • Rigel class
  • *Pegaso
  • *Procyon
  • Cies class
  • *Cies
  • *Salvora
  • Centinela class
  • *Centinela
  • *Serviola
  • P-00 Lazaga class
  • *P-01 Lazaga
  • *P-02 Alsedo
  • *P-03 Cadarso
  • *P-04 Villaamil
  • *P-05 Bonifaz
  • *P-06 Recalde
  • P-10 Barceló class
  • *P-11 Barceló
  • *P-12 Laya
  • *P-13 Javier Quiroga ; sold to Tunisia Navy
  • *P-14 Ordóñez
  • *P-15 Acevedo
  • *P-16 Candido Perez
  • P-20 Anaga class
  • *P-21 Anaga
  • *P-23 Marola
  • *P-24 Mouro
  • *P-25 Grosa
  • *P-27 Izaro
  • *P-29 Deva
  • *P-30 Bergantín
  • P-30 Conejera class
  • *P-31 Conejera ; Sold to Senegal
  • *P-32 Dragonera ; Sold to Mozambique
  • *P-33 Espalmador
  • *P-34 Alcanada
  • P-40 Cormorán class
  • *P-41 Cormorán
  • P-60 Chilreu class
  • *P-61 Chilreu
  • P-100 Aresa class
  • *P-101
  • *''P-111''

Sail frigates

Screw frigates

Petronila class
  • * 1857–1877.
  • * 1857–1863.
  • * 1859-1882/93. Renamed Blanca
  • 1859–1908. Renamed Cartagena and then Asturias in 1868, sold for scrap in 1909.Concepción class
  • * 1861–1897.
  • * 1862-1897. Renamed CarménLealtad class
  • * 1861–1893, scrapped in 1897.
  • * 1862-1864, burned.
  • * Resolución 1862–1868, rebuilt as ironclad 1867–1870.
  • 1863–1882/84.
  • 1864–1898.
  • 1864-1888/98.
  • 1865–1893.

Screw corvettes

  • Narváez class
  • *Narváez
  • *
  • *Consuelo
  • *Wad-Ras
  • *África
  • *Santa Lucía
  • *
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Screw schooners

  • Covadonga class
  • * Captured by Chile 1865, renamed Covadonga, sunk by Peruvian explosive boat 1880
  • *Circe
  • *Sirena
  • *Andaluza
  • *Guadiana
  • *Huelva
  • *Ligera
  • *Favorita
  • Santa Filomena class
  • *Santa Filomena.
  • *Valiente.
  • *Constancia.
  • *Animosa.
  • Santa Teresa class
  • *Santa Teresa.
  • *Isabel Francisca.
  • *Buenaventura.
  • *Concordia.
  • *Santa Rosalía.
  • *Edetana.
  • *Céres.
  • *Caridad.
  • *Prosperidad.

Ships of the line

Submarines

[Torpedo gunboat]

  • Temerario class
  • *Temerario
  • *Nueva España
  • *Martín Alonso Pinzón
  • *Galicia
  • *Marqués de Molins
  • *Vicente Yañez Pinzón
  • Clase Filipinas
  • *''Filipinas''

Torpedo boats

  • Cástor class
  • *Cástor
  • Pólux class
  • *Pólux
  • Rigel class
  • *Rigel
  • Julian Ordoñez class
  • *Julián Ordóñez
  • *Acevedo
  • Retamosa class
  • *Retamosa
  • Orión class
  • *Orión
  • Barceló class
  • *Barceló
  • Habana class
  • *Habana
  • Azor class
  • *Azor
  • *Halcón
  • Ariete class
  • *Ariete
  • *Rayo
  • Ejército class
  • *Ejército
  • T-1 class
  • *T-1
  • *T-2
  • *T-3
  • *T-4
  • *T-5
  • *T-6
  • *T-7
  • *T-8
  • *T-9
  • *T-10
  • *T-11
  • *T-12
  • *T-13
  • *T-14
  • *T-15
  • *T-16
  • *T-17
  • *T-18
  • *T-19
  • *T-20
  • *T-21
  • *T-22
  • G5 class
  • *11 renamed LT-15 after Spanish Civil War
  • *21 renamed LT-16 after Spanish Civil War
  • *31
  • *41
  • Schnellboote S-1 class
  • *Badajoz ex S-1 German
  • *Falange ex S-2 German
  • *Oviedo ex S-3 German
  • *Requeté ex S-4 German
  • *Toledo ex S-5 German
  • MAS
  • *Sicilia ex MAS 100 Italian.
  • *Nápoles ex MAS 223 Italian.
  • *Cándido Pérez ex MAS 435 Italian.
  • *Javier Quiroga ex MAS 436 Italian.
  • Schnellboote S-38 class
  • *German construction
  • **LT-21 Ex S-73 German
  • **LT-22 Ex S-78 German
  • **LT-23 Ex S-124 German
  • **LT-24 Ex S-125 German
  • **LT-25 Ex S-126 German
  • **LT-26 Ex S-145 German
  • *Spanish construction
  • **LT-27
  • **LT-28
  • **LT-29
  • **LT-30
  • **LT-31
  • **LT-32

Preserved ships

Retired Spanish Navy ships preserved as museum ships include:
A replica of the officers′ cabin of the armoured frigate opened to the public on 7 September 1946 at the Pazo de García Flórez in Pontevedra, Spain.