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)
 * 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)
 * Sigma-class Corvette (4 UC) - 2020
 * ARM Unnamed - under construction
 * ARM Unnamed - under construction
 * ARM Unnamed - under construction
 * ARM Unnamed - under construction
 * Sa'ar 4.5-class Missile Boat (2) - 2004
 * ARM Huracán (A-301)
 * ARM Tormenta (A-302)
 * 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 Estado de México (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 Bonampak (PC-339)
 * ARM Chichen Itzá (PC-340)