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) - former HMS Fearless (L10)
 * ARM Acalan (L422) - former HMS Intrepid (L11)
 * Belknap-class Guided Missile Cruiser (3) - 2004
 * ARM Constante (CG-01) - former USS Wainwright (CG-28)
 * ARM Democráta (CG-02) - former USS Horne (CG-30)
 * ARM Tlaxcalteca (CG-03) - former USS Fox (CG-33)
 * 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 Nicolas Bravo (F201) - former USS Bronstein (FF-1037)
 * ARM Hermenegildo Galeana (F202) - former USS McCloy (FF-1038)
 * Knox-class Frigate (8) - 1997
 * ARM Ignacio Allende (F-211) - former USS Stein (FF-1065)
 * ARM Mariano Abasolo (F-212) - former USS Marvin Shields (FF-1066)
 * ARM Guadalupe Victoria (F-213) - former USS Pharris (FF-1094)
 * ARM Almirante Francisco Javier Mina (F-214) - former USS Whipple (FF-1062)
 * ARM Vicente Guerrero (F-215) - former USS Downes (FF-1070)
 * ARM Miguel Zugastegui (F-216) - former USS Lockwood (FF-1064)
 * ARM Gildardo Magaña (F-217) - former USS Rathburne (FF-1057)
 * ARM Rubén Jaramillo (F-218) - former USS Badger (FF-1071)
 * Oliver Hazard Perry-class Guided Missile Frigate (2) - 2014
 * ARM Alfonso Virgen Meza (F-221) - former USS Curts (FFG-38)
 * ARM Fernando Hernández Vega (F-222) - former USS McClusky (FFG-41)
 * 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) - former USS Wichita (AOR-01)
 * ARM Champotón (AOR-02) - former USS Milwaukee (AOR-02)
 * ARM Mátape (AOR-03) - former USS Kansas City (AOR-03)
 * ARM Tehuantepec (AOR-04) - former USS Savannah (AOR-04)
 * ARM Fuerte (AOR-05) - former USS Wabash (AOR-05)
 * ARM Suchiate (AOR-06) - former USS Kalamazoo (AOR-06)
 * ARM Actopan (AOR-07) - former USS Roanoke (AOR-07)
 * Sacramento-class Fast Combat Support Ship (4) - 2009
 * ARM Tiburón (AOE-08) - former USS Sacramento (AOE-01)
 * ARM Xaltocan (AOE-09) - former USS Camden (AOE-02)
 * ARM Janitzio(AOE-10) - former USS Seattle (AOE-03)
 * ARM Aditnálta (AOE-11) - former USS Detroit (AOE-04)
 * 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 (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)