Mexican Navy

Mexican Navy
Armada de México  (Spanish)
Founded	January 19, 1821; 203 years ago (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	Mexican Revolution Mexican–American War World War II Mexican Drug War
Commanders
Current commander	Admiral José Rafael Ojeda Durán
Insignia
Naval jack

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]

In addition to dedicating themselves to the protection of the coasts, they are also dedicated to the protection of rivers and waterways.^[3]

Fleet

Class	Image	Type	Ships	Origin
Frigates (5)
Allende class		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		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		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		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		Tank landing ship	A411 Papaloapan A412 Usumacinta	United States – ex-USN Newport-class tank landing ship
Panuco class		Tank landing ship	A402 Manzanillo	United States – ex-US Navy USS Clearwater County, transferred in 1972
Logistic support vessel (2)
Montes Azules class		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		Three-masted barque sail training ship	BE01 Cuauhtémoc	Spain

References

1. "Día de la Marina". sct.gob.mx. Archived from the original on May 31, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
2. "Mission and objectives" Archived July 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
3. "Secretaria de Marina – Armada de México". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
4. "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.
5. "Launch date scheduled for Mexico's long-range patrol vessel". Archived from the original on October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
6. "3er Informe De Labores" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "MEXICAN NAVY AND DAMEN SIGN CONTRACT FOR TWO VESSELS". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
12. "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.
13. "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.
14. "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

• Secretary of the Navy Official site (in Spanish)
• Naval Infantry official site (in Spanish)