Colombian Navy
The Colombian Navy, officially the Colombian National Navy (Spanish: Armada Nacional de la República de Colombia), also known as the "Armada Nacional" or just the "Armada" in Spanish, is the naval branch of the military forces of Colombia. The Navy is responsible for security and defence in the Colombian zones of both the Atlantic (Caribbean) and Pacific oceans, the extensive network of rivers inside the country, and a few small land areas under its direct jurisdiction.
The Colombian Navy has a strength of 35,086 personnel as of September 2013 including approximately 22,000 in the Marine Infantry corps.
The acronym "ARC", (Spanish: Armada de la República de Colombia) is used both as the official ship prefix for all the Colombian Navy ships, as well as a common short name for the Navy itself.
List of Ships[edit | edit source]
- Almirante Padilla-class Frigate (4) - 1983
- ARC Almirante Padilla (FM-51)
- ARC Caldas (FM-52)
- ARC Antioquia (FM-53)
- ARC Independiente (FM-54)
- Donghae-class Corvette (1) - 2014
- ARC Nariño (CM-55) - former ROKS Anyang (PCC-755)
- Pohang-class Corvette (2) - 2016
- ARC Boyacá (CM-56) - former ROKS Gunsan (PCC-757)
- ARC ARC Almirante Tono (CM-57) - former ROKS Iksan (PCC-768)
- Type 209/1200 Submarine (2) - 1975
- ARC Pijao (SO-28)
- ARC Tayrona (SO-29)
- Type 206A Submarine (2) - 201X
- ARC Intrépido (SO-30) - former BMS U-23 (S172)
- ARC Indomable (SO-31) - former BMS U-24 (S173)
- Gloria-class Sail Training Ship (1) - 1968
- ARC Gloria (160)
- Providencia-class Oceanographic Survey Vessel (2) - 1981
- ARC Providencia (BO-155)
- ARC Malpelo (BO-156)
- Lüneburg-class Replenishment Vessel (2) - 1996
- ARC Cartagena de Indias (BL-161) - former BMS Lüneburg (A1411)
- ARC Buenaventura (B L-162) - former BMS Nienburg (A1416)
- Caribe-class Multipurpose Offshore Supply Vessel (1) - 2018
- ARC Caribe (BL-152)
- 20 de Julio-class Offshore Patrol Vessel (3) - 2012
- ARC 20 de Julio (PZE-46)
- ARC 7 de Agosto (PZE-47)
- ARC Santander (PZE-48)
- ARC Victoria (PZE-49)
Aircraft Inventory[edit | edit source]
Fixed Wing Aircraft[edit | edit source]
- Beechcraft Super King Air 350 x 2 (Transport Aircraft)
- CASA C-212-100 Aviocar x 2 (Transport Aircraft)
- CASA/IPTN CN-235 x 4 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)
- Cessna 208 Caravan x 2 (Utility Aircraft)
Helicopters[edit | edit source]
- Bell UH-1N Twin Huey x 6 (Transport Helicopter)
- Bell 412HP x 2 (Utility Helicopter)
- MBB/Kawasaki BK-117 x 2 (Transport Helicopter)
- MBB Bo105 x 2 (ASW/Utility Helicopter)
- Eurocopter AS555 Fennec II x 2 (Utility Helicopter)
