List of submarines of the Spanish Navy explained

The list of submarines in the Spanish Navy, commissioned or otherwise operated by the Spanish Navy.

Peral "submarine torpedo boat"

• Peral 1888 – 1890. Preserved as museum ship at Cartagena.

Isaac Peral-class submarine

• Isaac Peral (A-0) 1917 – 1932.

A class

• Narciso Monturiol (A-1) 1917 – 1934 (named for Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol).
• Cosme Garcia (A-2) 1917 – 1931 (named for Cosme García Sáez).
• A-3 1917 – 1932.

B class

• B-1 1922 – 1940. Sunk in Bay of Alcudia, Mallorca
• B-2 1922 – 1952.
• B-3 1922 – 1940.
• B-4 1923 – 1941.
• B-5 1925 – 1936, sunk near Estepona.
• B-6 1926 – 1936, sunk by Spanish destroyer Velasco during Spanish Civil War.

C class

• Isaac Peral (C-1) 1928 – 1950.
• C-2 1928 – 1951.
• C-3 1928 – 1936, sunk by German submarine U-34.
• C-4 1928 – 1946, accidentally rammed by Spanish destroyer Lepanto.
• C-5 1928 – 1937, missing.
• C-6 1928 – 1937, scuttled.

D class

• D-1 renamed S-11. 1947 – 1965.
• D-2 refitted and renamed S-21. 1951 – 1971.
• D-3 refitted and renamed S-22. 1954 – 1971.

General Mola class

• General Mola ex- Italian Torricelli. 1937 – 1958.
• General Sanjurjo ex-Italian Archimede. 1937 – 1958.

G class

• 6 ships (G-1 to G-6) German Type VIIC built in Spain under license; cancelled, only one keel laid.
• G-7; renamed S-01 ex- 1942 – 1970.

Foca class

• SA-41 1963 – 1967. Preserved as museum ship at Mahon.
• SA-42 1963 – 1967. Preserved as museum ship at Cartagena.

Tiburón class

• SA-51 1966. Preserved as museum ship at Barcelona.
• SA-52 1966. Preserved as museum ship at Cartagena.

• Almirante García de los Reyes (S-31) ex- 1959 – 1982.
• Isaac Peral (S-32) ex- (Guppy IIA) 1971 – 1987.
• Narciso Monturiol (S-33) ex- (Guppy IIA) 1972 – 1977.
• Cosme García (S-34) ex- (Guppy IIA) 1972 – 1983.
• Narciso Monturiol (S-35) ex- (Guppy IIA) 1974 – 1984.

Delfín class

French Daphné class submarine built in Spain under license

• Delfín (S-61) 1973 – 2003. Preserved as museum ship at Torrevieja
• Tonina (S-62) 1973 – 2005. Awaiting destination, possible museum ship
• Marsopa (S-63) 1975 – 2006.
• Narval (S-64) 1975 – 2003.

Galerna class

French Agosta class submarine built in Spain under license

• Galerna (S-71) 1983 – Active.
• Siroco (S-72) 1983 – 2012.
• Mistral (S-73) 1985 – 2020
• Tramontana (S-74) 1986 – 2024.

S-80 class

• Isaac Peral (S-81)^[1] Finished.
• Narciso Monturiol (S-82)^[1] Under construction.
• Cosme García (S-83)^[1] Under construction.
• Mateo García de los Reyes (S-84)^[1] Under construction.

See also

• List of active Spanish Navy ships
• List of retired Spanish Navy ships
• Ictíneo I
• Ictíneo II
• Submarino E-1

References

Bibliography

• Book: Busquets i Vilanova , Camil . Albert Campanera i Rovira . Juan Luis Coello Lillo . Los Submarinos Españoles. 2002. Cultural, S.A. de Ediciones, Mostoles. 978-84-8055-952-2.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Defensa asigna los nombres de los cuatro padres del submarino para los S-80 que construye navantia. murciaeconomía.com. 30 January 2012. 30 January 2012. Spanish.