Colombia Navy (Armada Nacional) Equipment"ARC" stands for "Armada Nacional de la República de Colombia"Ships are numbered from ARC 01 Antioquia 23 January 1961 Popular names are frequently re-used |
Modernization |
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| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | |||||
| Personnel | ,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Active | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Reserve | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Ships | Source | Tons | Year | Inventory | ||||||||||
| Submarines | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | - | - | - | ||||
| Intrepido | U206A | DE | ,000 | 19xx | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pijao | T–209/1200 | DE | 1,300 | 1975 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Intrepido | SX–506 | IT | 70 | 1974 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Principal surface combatants | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | - | - | - | ||||
| Plataforma estratégica de superficie (PES) | TBD | 4,000 | 2025 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | |
| Narino | ROK | 1,500 | 2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Almirante Padilla | HDW FS-1500 | DE | 2,100 | 1983 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Offshore patrol vessel / Buque de patrulla altamar | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | - | - | - | ||||
| 20 de Julio | OPV-80 | CO | 1,723 | 2007 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Valle Del Cauca | ex WMEC-628 | USA | 870 | 2003 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Pedro de Heredia | ex Cherokee | USA | 1,240 | 1978 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Coastal patrol vessel / Buques patrulla costera | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | - | - | - | ||||
| Punta Ardita | CPV-46 | CO+ROK | 285 | 2015 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 14 | 14 |
| 11 de Noviembre | CPV-40 | CO+DE | 283 | 2014 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Capitan de Porto | Lazaga | ES | 275 | 1998 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Espartana | Cormoran | ES | 300 | 1995 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Juan Nepomuceno | Toledo | CO | 130 | 1994 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Castillo y Rada | Swiftships 110 | CO | 100 | 1989 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| José María Palas | Swiftships 105 | CO | 100 | 1983 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Quitasueño | ex Asheville-cl | USA | 225 | 1983 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Riverine patrol craft Patrullera de Apoyo Fluvial (PAF) | - | - | - | - | - | ... | - | - | - | - | ||||
| PAF-P | Riverine Support | CO | 370 | 2006 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| PAF Nodriza | Riverine Support | CO | 260 | 2000 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Arauca | Cañonero Fluvial | CO | 260 | 1956 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Amphibious |
- | - | - | - | - | ... | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Golfo de Tribugá | LCU BDA Mk II | CO | 626 | 2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Bay Sapzurro | ex- LCM-7512 | USA | 105 | 19xx | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Logistics and support |
- | - | - | - | - | ... | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Cartagena De Indias | Patrol Boat Tender | 1,800 | 1997 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Mayor Jaime Arias | Midget Sub Tender | 700 | 19xx | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Gorgona | Hydrographic | CO | 560 | 1955 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Malpelo | Oceanographic | DE | 1,000 | 1981 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Leticia | Hospital ship | CO | 260 | 1956 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Igaraparana | River Transport | Country | 100 | 1985 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Cienaga | buoy tender | CO | 160 | 1997 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Gloria | Training (sail) | ES | 1100 | 1968 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Naval aviation | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | - | - | - | ||||
| C–212 Medevac | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Cessna 208 Caravan | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Maritime patrol | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | - | - | - | ||||
| PA–31 Navajo | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |||
| CN–235–200 Persuader | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Utility | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ... | - | - | ||||
| Cessna 206 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | ||
| PA–31 Navajo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
Helicopters |
- | - | - | - | - | ... | - | - | - | |||||
| Antisurface warfare | - | - | - | ... | - | - | - | |||||||
| AS–555SN Fennec | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Utility | - | - | - | - | - | ... | - | - | - | |||||
| Bell 212 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bell 412 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | ||
| BK–117 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bo–105 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | ||
There are innumerable combatants of less than 100 tons, and auxiliaries of less than 1,000 tons, that are not listed here, such as the 41 ton Jaime Gómez [Sea Spectre Mk III], the 13-ton Lanchas Patrulleras de Río [LPR], or the 9 ton Río Magdalena [PBR Mk-II], the 6 meter long Rotork 412 boats, the "22 foot" 1-ton Piranha, and various former drug runner vessels.
The ARC has regrouped and renamed a few different classifications of light, fast boats into a single, more generic 'BP' Light patrol denomination. Firm numbers are difficult to establish due to combat & service losses. Some hulls may have been rebuilt locally, as well as additional batches may have been acquired, and/or added to via configuration of locally built hulls with foreign-bought higher-end components.
The Colombian riverine force contains two types of units differentiated by size and capacity. The units of large displacement and greater capacity include the Riverine Gunboats (Cañonero Fluvial CF) and both the Heavy Riverine Support Patrol Boat (Patrullera de Apoyo Fluvial Pesado PAFP) and the Light (Patrullera de Apoyo Fluvial Liviano PAFL). Their main purpose is to provide logistical support and troop transport and to facilitate operations of long duration and autonomy.
The smaller riverine vessels include the Riverine Patrol Boat (Patrulleras Fluviales PF), the Fast Riverine Patrol Boat (Patrulleras Rápidas Fluviales (PRF), Armored Troop Carriers (Transportes Blindados de Tropa TBT), tugboats (Remolcadores Fluviales RF), the Riverine Combat Elements Heavy (Elemento de Combate Fluvial Pesado ECFP) and Light (Elemento de Combate Fluvial Liviano ECFL), Riverine Support Boats (Botes de Apoyo Fluvial BAF), and Riverine Support Stations (Estación Móvil de Apoyo Fluvial EMAF).
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