List_of_active_ships_of_the_Colombian_Navy

List of active ships of the Colombian Navy

List of active ships of the Colombian Navy

Military unit

This article is about active ships of the Colombian Navy. For decommissioned ships, see List of decommissioned ships of the Colombian Navy.

In addition to the usual tasks of a green water navy, the Colombian Navy (Spanish: Armada de la República de Colombia - "ARC") also performs coast guard duties, has shared responsibility for patrolling the extensive Colombian network of rivers, and includes the Marine Infantry (IM). Furthermore, its littoral/riverine component is relatively large when compared with the more traditional navies of other countries.
Due to this aggregation of duties, some vessels perform routinely and indistinctly as coast guard/combat patrol, particularly those mid-size, lightly armed vessels, and can occasionally be found classified as either Surface combat or Coast Guard or even Logistics/General transport across different sources, even in official documents from the ARC itself. Also, many of the lighter patrol/harbor patrol boats may be assigned or reassigned duties across the different branches with little or no notice depending on service needs.
As the ARC has embarked in a program of modernization since 2000, a better separation and categorization of the different vessels has ensued, with many vessels being re-numbered or reclassified, which makes for occasionally conflicting references. This article tries to use the latest denominations whenever possible, but there may still be overlaps.[1][2][3][4]

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Key

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Oceanic combat

ARC Almirante Padilla (FM-51)
Colombian Navy submarine ARC Tayrona enters Mayport Basin, US during a visit sponsored by U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (NAVSO)
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Littoral / Riverine service

ARC Juan Ricardo Oyola Vera in Cartagena
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Coast Guard

ARC Espartana (PO-41), photo taken at the time of its service as Patrol Boat Cormorán (P-41) of the Spanish Navy
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Training, Auxiliary and Logistics

ARC Gloria anchored at Cartagena
ARC Buenaventura during exercise "Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX 2007"
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Notes

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    Note that the roles Offshore patrol vs. Coastal patrol are not uniformly defined across different navies. For the purposes of this table, the OPV-heavy vessel is considered the heavier and more oceanic role, drawing the line arbitrarily at a displacement of 500 tonnes vs. the CPV-medium. Nevertheless, many CPV vessels are capable of oceanic navigation within reason, and OPV vessels are also routinely used in coastal patrol missions.

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