Mexican Navy
maritime warfare branch of Mexico's military
The Mexican Navy (in Spanish: Armada de México) is the naval forces of Mexico and depends on the Navy Secretariat (SEMAR). It was founded on February 19, 1821. It is in charge of the protection of the Coasts of Mexico and the Exclusive Economic Zone.[2]
| Mexican Navy | |
|---|---|
| Armada de México (Spanish) | |
 | |
| Founded | January 19, 1821 |
| Country | Mexico |
| Type | Navy |
| Role | Naval warfare |
| Size | 74,591 marines (2021) |
| Part of | Secretariat of The Navy |
| Anniversaries | June 1, National Navy Day[1] |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Admiral José Rafael Ojeda Durán |
| Insignia | |
| Naval jack |  |
In addition to dedicating themselves to the protection of the coasts, they are also dedicated to the protection of rivers and waterways.[3]
Fleet
change| Class | Image | Type | Ships | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frigates (5) | |||||
| Allende class | 
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Multipurpose Anti-submarine frigate | F211 Ignacio Allende F212 Mariano Abasolo F213 Guadalupe Victoria F214 Francisco Javier Mina |
United States – ex-US Navy Knox-class frigate | |
| Reformador class[4] | Multipurpose Frigate | F101 Benito Juárez[5] | Netherlands/Mexico – Ships being built in The Netherlands and Mexico. At least 8 ships planned for fleet modernisation plan. | ||
| Missile boats (2) | |||||
| Huracán class | 
|
Missile boat | A301 Huracán A302 Tormenta |
Israel – ex-Israeli Navy Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat | |
| Patrol vessel and other Warships (35) | |||||
| Oaxaca class | .JPG)
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Ocean patrol vessels | P161 Oaxaca P162 Baja California P163 Independencia P164 Revolución P165 Chiapas[6] P166 Hidalgo[6] P167 Jalisco[7] P168 Tabasco |
Mexico | |
| Durango class | 
|
Compact Frigate / Patrol vessel | P151 Durango P152 Sonora P153 Guanajuato P154 Veracruz |
Mexico | |
| Sierra class | 
|
Corvette | P141 Sierra P143 Prieto P144 Romero |
Mexico | |
| Holzinger class | 
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Ocean/Offshore patrol vessels | P131 Holzinger P132 Godínez P133 De la Vega P134 Berriozabal |
Mexico | |
| Uribe class | Ocean patrol vessels | P122 Azueta P123 Baranda P124 Bretón P125 Blanco P126 Monasterio |
Spain | ||
| Valle class | .jpg)
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Converted Minesweeper / Ocean patrol vessels | P102 Juan de la Barrera P103 Mariano Escobedo P104 Manuel Doblado P106 Santos Degollado P108 Juan N. Álvarez P109 Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora P110 Valentín Gómez Farías P112 Francisco Zarco P113 Ignacio L. Vallarta P114 Jesús González Ortega P117 Mariano Matamoros |
United States – ex-Auk-class minesweeper | |
| Coastal patrol ships (44) | |||||
| Tenochtitlan class[8][9] | 
|
Coastal patrol | PC331 Tenochtitlan PC332 Teotihuacan PC333 ARM Palenque PC334 ARM Mitla PC335 ARM Uxmal PC336 ARM Tajin[10] PC337 ARM Tulum[11] PC338 ARM Monte Albán[12] PC339 ARM Bonampak[13] PC340 Chichen Iztzá |
Netherlands/Mexico Based on Damen Stan Patrol 4207 | |
| Azteca class | 
|
Coastal patrol | PC202 Cordova PC206 Rayón PC207 Rejón PC208 De la Fuente PC209 Guzmán PC210 Ramírez PC211 Mariscal PC212 Jara PC214 Colima PC215 Lizardi PC216 Mugica PC218 Velazco PC220 Macías PC223 Tamaulipas PC224 Yucatán PC225 Tabasco PC226 Cochimie PC228 Puebla PC230 Vicario PC231 Ortíz |
United Kingdom Mexico | |
| Demócrata class | Coastal patrol | PC241 Demócrata PC242 Francisco I. Madero |
Mexico | ||
| Cabo class | Coastal patrol | PC271 Corriente PC272 Corso PC273 Catoche |
Mexico | ||
| Punta class | Coastal patrol | PC-281 Morro PC-282 Mastún |
Mexico | ||
| Interceptors | |||||
| Polaris class | 
|
Small Patrol vessel | 44 In service | Sweden | |
| Polaris II class |
|
Small Patrol vessel | 6 In service + 17 under construction | Mexico | |
| Acuario A/B class | Patrol | In service | Mexico | ||
| Isla class | Patrol | In service | Mexico | ||
| Amphibious ships (3) | |||||
| Papaloapan class | _sits_off_the_coast_of_Mississippi_preparing_to_assist_with_Hurricane_Katrina_relief_efforts_along_the_Gulf_Coast.jpg)
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Tank landing ship | A411 Papaloapan A412 Usumacinta |
United States – ex-USN Newport-class tank landing ship | |
| Panuco class | 
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Tank landing ship | A402 Manzanillo | United States – ex-US Navy USS Clearwater County, transferred in 1972 | |
| Logistic support vessel (2) | |||||
| Montes Azules class | 
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Landing ship | BAL01 Montes Azules BAL02 Libertador (construction completed, inaugurated on September 10, 2012)[14] |
Mexico | |
| TBD class | Supply ship | BAL11 Isla Madre Launched July 11, 2016.[12] | Netherlands Based on Damen Stan 5009 Fast Crew Supplier | ||
| Mine counter-measure (6) | |||||
| Banderas class | Minesweeper | Banderas Magdalena Kino Yavaros Chamela Tepoca |
United States | ||
| Auxiliary vessels | |||||
| Huasteco class | Multipurpose logistics vessel | AMP01 Huasteco AMP02 Zapoteco |
Mexico | ||
| Maya class | Multipurpose | ATR01 Maya ATR02 Tarasco |
Mexico | ||
| Cuauhtemoc class | 
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Three-masted barque sail training ship | BE01 Cuauhtémoc | Spain | |
References
change- ↑ "Día de la Marina". sct.gob.mx. Archived from the original on May 31, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Mission and objectives" Archived July 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Secretaria de Marina – Armada de México". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ↑ "En la presente Administración se impulsa el desarrollo de la Flota Naval con el Diseño, Construcción y Reparación de Buques de la SEMAR". Archived from the original on October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Launch date scheduled for Mexico's long-range patrol vessel". Archived from the original on October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "3er Informe De Labores" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ↑ "La Secretaría de Marina pone a flote la Patrulla Oceánica ARM "HIDALGO" para la Armada de México". Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Fourth Damen Stan Patrol 4207 patrol vessel for Mexican Navy". August 23, 2013. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Mexican Navy contracts Damen for fifth Tenochtitlan-class Patrol Vessel (Stan Patrol 4207)". December 12, 2013. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Mexican Navy orders sixth Tenochtitlan-class Patrol Vessel (Stan Patrol 4207) from DAMEN". April 1, 2014. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
- ↑ "MEXICAN NAVY AND DAMEN SIGN CONTRACT FOR TWO VESSELS". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "LA SECRETARÍA DE MARINA-ARMADA DE MÉXICO REALIZA BOTADURA DEL BUQUE DE APOYO LOGÍSTICO ARM "LIBERTADOR" (BAL-02), EN SALINA CRUZ, OAXACA". Archived from the original on July 13, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ↑ "4° Informe de Gobierno" (PDF). Presidencia de la República. September 1, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ↑ "La Secretaría de Marina- Armada de México realiza la botadura de la patrulla costera Arm "Monte Albán" (PC-338)". Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
Other websites
change- Secretary of the Navy Official site (in Spanish)
- Naval Infantry official site (in Spanish)