Mexican Navy

The Mexican Navy is one of the two independent Armed Forces of Mexico. The actual naval forces are called the Armada de México. 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". The Navy consists of about 56,000 men and women plus reserves, over 189 ships, and about 130 aircraft. The Navy attempts to maintain a constant modernization program in order to upgrade its response capability.

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 of the Mexican Navy

 * LST-542-class Tank Landing Ship (2) - 1978
 * ARM Rio Panuco (L401)
 * ARM Manzanillo (L402)
 * Newport-class Tank Landing Ship (2) - 2001
 * ARM Papaloapan (L411)
 * ARM Usumacinta (L412)
 * Fearless-class Landing Platform Dock (2) - 2004
 * ARM Anáhuac (L421)
 * ARM Acalan (L422)
 * Spruance-class Multirole Destroyer (6) - 2007
 * 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)
 * Bronstein-class Frigate (2) - 1995
 * ARM ARM Nicolas Bravo (F201)
 * ARM Hermenegildo Galeana (F202)
 * Knox-class Frigate (4) - 1997
 * ARM Ignacio Allende (F-211)
 * ARM Mariano Abasolo (F-212)
 * ARM Guadalupe Victoria (F-213)
 * ARM Almirante Francisco Javier Mina (F-214)
 * Oliver Hazard Perry-class Guided Missile Frigate (2) - 2014
 * ARM Alfonso Virgen Meza (F-215)
 * ARM Fernando Hernández Vega (F-216)
 * Yuushio-class Hunter-Killer Submarine (8) - 2002
 * 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)
 * Wichita-class Fleet Replenishment Oiler (7) - 1998
 * 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  (PC-203)
 * ARM  (PC-204)
 * ARM  (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  (PC-213)
 * ARM Colima (PC-214)
 * ARM Lizardi (PC-215)
 * ARM Mugica (PC-216)
 * ARM  (PC-217)
 * ARM Velazco (PC-218)
 * ARM  (PC-219)
 * ARM Macías (PC-220)
 * ARM  (PC-221)
 * ARM  (PC-222)
 * ARM Tamaulipas (PC-223)
 * ARM Yucatán (PC-224)
 * ARM Tabasco (PC-225)
 * ARM Cochimie (PC-226)
 * ARM  (PC-227)
 * ARM Puebla (PC-228)
 * ARM  (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 (4, 2 UC) - 2003
 * ARM Oaxaca (P-161)
 * ARM ''Baja California (P-162)
 * ARM Independencia (P-163)
 * ARM Revolucion (P-164)
 * ARM Tlaxcala (P-165) - under construction
 * ARM Zacatecas (P-166) - under construction
 * Sa'ar 4.5-class Missile Boat (2) - 2004
 * ARM Huracán (A-301)
 * ARM Tormenta (A-302)