The Mexican Navy is one of the branches of the Mexican Armed Forces. The Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR) includes both the Armada itself and the attached ministerial and civil service. The commander of the Navy is the Secretary of the Navy, who is both a cabinet minister and a career naval officer.
The Mexican Navy's stated mission is "to use the naval force of the federation for external defense, and to help with internal order". Given Mexico's large area of water (3,149,920 km2) and extensive coastline (11,122 km), the Navy's duties are of great importance. Perhaps its most important on-going missions are the war on drugs and protecting PEMEX's oil wells in Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico. Another important task of the Mexican Navy is to help people in hurricane relief operations and other natural disasters.
List of Vessels[]
- Reprisal-class aircraft carrier (2)
- ARM Cuauhtémoc (AV-01)
- ARM Ahuitzotl (AV-02)
- LST-542-class Tank Landing Ship (2) - 1978
- ARM Rio Panuco (LST-01)
- ARM Manzanillo (LST-02)
- Newport-class Tank Landing Ship (2) - 2001
- ARM Papaloapan (LST-03)
- ARM Usumacinta (LST-04)
- Midway-class amphibious assault ship (2)
- ARM Anáhuac (LPH-05)
- ARM Acalan (LPH-06)
- Crown Point-class air defense destroyer (4) - 1988
- ARM Chalchiuhtlicue (CG-01)
- ARM Huitzilopochtli (CG-02)
- ARM Quetzalcoatl (CG-03)
- ARM Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli (CG-04)
- Constante-class cruiser (3) - 1992
- ARM Constante (CAG-05)
- ARM Democráta (CAG-06)
- ARM Tlaxcalteca (CAG-07)
- Vigilant-class destroyer (6) - 1978
- ARM Pico de Orizaba (DDG-121)
- ARM Iztaccihuatl (DDG-122)
- ARM Jocotitlan (DDG-123)
- ARM Colima (DDG-124)
- ARM Matlalcueitl (DDG-125)
- ARM Popocatepetl (DDG-126)
- Huracán-class destroyer (4) - 2004
- ARM Huracán (DDG-127)
- ARM Tormenta (DDG-128)
- ARM Rayo (DDG-129)
- ARM Turbonata (DDG-130)
- Bronstein-class frigate (2) - 1993
- ARM Nicolas Bravo (FF-201)
- ARM Hermenegildo Galeana (FF-202)
- Sangamon-class Frigate (8) - 1997
- ARM Ignacio Allende (FF-203)
- ARM Mariano Abasolo (FF-204)
- ARM Guadalupe Victoria (FF-205)
- ARM Almirante Francisco Javier Mina (FF-206)
- ARM Vicente Guerrero (FF-207)
- ARM Miguel Zugastegui (FF-208)
- ARM Gildardo Magaña (FF-209)
- ARM Rubén Jaramillo (FF-210)
- Defiant-class Guided Missile Frigate (2) - 2014
- ARM Alfonso Virgen Meza (FF-211)
- ARM Fernando Hernández Vega (FF-212)
- Barbel-class Hunter Killer Submarine (8)
- ARM Lake Santiaguillo (SS-01)
- ARM Lake Chichancanab (SS-02)
- ARM Lake Pátzcuaro (SS-03)
- ARM Lake Dominguez (SS-04)
- ARM Lake Zirahuén (SS-05)
- ARM Lake Texcoco (SS-06)
- ARM Lake Bustillos (SS-07)
- ARM Lake Atexcac (SS-08)
- Tiburon-class submarine (3)
- ARM Tiburon (SSN-09)
- ARM Esturión (SSN-10)
- ARM Barrilete (SSN-11)
- Guayalejo-class (Wichita class) replenishment vessel (7)
- ARM Guayalejo (AOR-01)
- ARM Champotón (AOR-02)
- ARM Mátape (AOR-03)
- ARM Tehuantepec (AOR-04)
- ARM Fuerte (AOR-05)
- ARM Suchiate (AOR-06)
- ARM Actopan (AOR-07)
- Valle-class Patrol Vessel (17) - 1972
- ARM Leandro Valle (P-101)
- ARM Juan de la Barrera (P-102)
- ARM Mariano Escobedo (P-103)
- ARM Manuel Doblado (P-104)
- ARM Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada (P-105)
- ARM Santos Degollado (P-106)
- ARM Ignacio de la Llave (P-107)
- ARM Juan N. Álvarez (P-108)
- ARM Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora (P-109)
- ARM Valentín Gómez Farías (P-110)
- ARM Ignacio Altamirano (P-111)
- ARM Francisco Zarco (P-112)
- ARM Ignacio L. Vallarta (P-113)
- ARM Jesús González Ortega (P-114)
- ARM Felipe Xicoténcatl (P-115)
- ARM Juan Aldama (P-116)
- ARM Mariano Matamoros (P-117)
- Azteca-class Coastal Patrol Vessel (31) - 1976
- ARM Azteca (PC-201)
- ARM Cordova (PC-202)
- ARM Andrade (PC-203)
- ARM Iturbide (PC-204)
- ARM Yáñez (PC-205)
- ARM Rayón. (PC-206)
- ARM Rejón. (PC-207)
- ARM De la Fuente. (PC-208)
- ARM Guzmán. (PC-209)
- ARM Ramírez. (PC-210)
- ARM Mariscal. (PC-211)
- ARM Jara (PC-212)
- ARM Bocanegra (PC-213)
- ARM Colima (PC-214)
- ARM Lizardi (PC-215)
- ARM Mugica (PC-216)
- ARM Calvillo (PC-217)
- ARM Velazco (PC-218)
- ARM Jiménez (PC-219)
- ARM Macías (PC-220)
- ARM Domínguez (PC-221)
- ARM Michelena (PC-222)
- ARM Tamaulipas (PC-223)
- ARM Yucatán (PC-224)
- ARM Tabasco (PC-225)
- ARM Cochimie (PC-226)
- ARM Moreno (PC-227)
- ARM Puebla (PC-228)
- ARM Rosales (PC-229)
- ARM Vicario (PC-230)
- ARM Ortíz (PC-231)
- Uribe-class Patrol Vessel (6) - 1982
- ARM Uribe (P-121)
- ARM Azueta (P-122)
- ARM Baranda (P-123)
- ARM Bretón (P-124)
- ARM Blanco (P-125)
- ARM Monasterio (P126)
- Holzinger-class Patrol Vessel (4) - 1991
- ARM Holzinger (PO-131)
- ARM Godínez (PO-132)
- ARM De la Vega (PO-133)
- ARM Berriozabal (PO-134)
- Sierra-class Corvette (4) - 2000
- ARM Sierra (P-141)
- ARM Juarez (P-142)
- ARM Prieto (P-143)
- ARM Romero (P-144)
- Durango-class Patrol Vessel (4) - 2002
- ARM Durango (PO-151)
- ARM Sonora (PO-152)
- ARM Guanajuato (PO-153)
- ARM Veracruz (PO-154)
- Oaxaca-class Patrol Vessel (6, 2 UC) - 2003
- ARM Oaxaca (P-161)
- ARM Baja California (P-162)
- ARM Independencia (P-163)
- ARM Revolucion (P-164)
- ARM Chiapas (P-165)
- ARM Hidalgo (P-166)
- ARM Jalisco (P-167) - under construction
- ARM Unnamed (P-168) - under construction
- Tenochtitlán-class Patrol Vessel (8, 2 UC, 10 planned) – 2012
- ARM Tenochtitlán (PC-331)
- ARM Teotihuacan (PC-332)
- ARM Palenque (PC-333)
- ARM Mitla (PC-334)
- ARM Uxmal (PC-335)
- ARM Tajin (PC-336)
- ARM Tulum (PC-337)
- ARM Monte Albán (PC-338)
- ARM ARM Bonampak (PC-339) – under construction
- ARM Chichen Itzá (PC-340) – under construction
- ARM Unnamed (PC-341) - planned for construction
- ARM Unnamed (PC-342) - planned for construction
- ARM Unnamed (PC-343) - planned for construction
- ARM Unnamed (PC-344) - planned for construction
- ARM Unnamed (PC-345) - planned for construction
- ARM Unnamed (PC-346) - planned for construction
- ARM Unnamed (PC-347) - planned for construction
- ARM Unnamed (PC-348) - planned for construction
- ARM Unnamed (PC-349) - planned for construction
- ARM Unnamed (PC-350) - planned for construction
Fleet Air Arm[]
Fixed Wing Aircraft[]
- Bethpage AF F-14/92d Tomcat x 36 (Air Superiority Fighter)
- Long Beach AF F-18/88c/d Hornet x 48 (Multirole Fighter)
- Bethpage AF E-2/73c Hawkeye x 12 (AWACS Aircraft)
- Long Beach AF S-3/84b Viking x 18 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)
- Bethpage AF C-2/84b Greyhound x 6 (COD Aircraft)
- Long Beach AF P-3/80m Orion x 28 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)
- Wichita AF T-6/00a Texan II x 32 (Trainer Aircraft)
- Bethpage AF T-45/97b Goshawk x 32 (Carrier Aircraft Trainer)
Rotary Wing Aircraft[]
- Fort Worth HF AH-1/86W SuperCobra x 32 (Attack Helicopter)
- Fort Worth HF UH-1/71M Twin Huey x 50 (Utility Helicopter)
- Seattle HF CH-47/74C Chinook x 16 (Heavy Lift Helicopter)
- Stratford HF CH-53/81E Super Stallion x 26 (Heavy Lift Cargo Helicopter/Minesweeping Helicopter)
- Stratford HF SH-60/89F Seahawk x 46 (Maritime Helicopter)
- Stratford HH-60/90J Jayhawk x 22 (SAR Helicopter)