List of active ships of the Colombian Navy explained

Unit Name:	Colombian Navy Armada de la República de Colombia
Dates:	September 17, 1810 - Present
Country:	Colombia
Branch:	Navy
Role:	Protection of the seas and rivers of Colombia
Garrison:	Colombian Ministry of Defense
Motto:	Plus Ultra (Latin: further beyond)

In addition to the usual tasks of a green water navy, the Colombian Navy (Spanish; Castilian: 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]

Key

The tables below use the following key:

Key	Description
Role	The general role performed by the vessel; In most cases this matches with a standard type, however there are cases where the ARC may use a previously owned vessel from a specific type in a different role
Group	The general group classification used by the ARC, this matches in most cases with the formal class of the vessel, and it is used in its pennant number in the case of major units; note that the ARC may group multiple vessels of different formal classes under a single group
Class	The formal class of the vessel, when known or identifiable
Name	Vessel name when formally assigned; does not apply to many light boats known only by its number or callcode
Number	Hull number
Construction	Country of builder
Commission	Commission date; full date if known, or at least year of commission in the ARC
Notes	additional comments, references and/or links related to the vessel

Oceanic combat

Role	Group	Class	Ship Name	Number	Commission	Notes

	FM					FM: Ocean Going Frigate, build by Cotecmar based on Damen SIGMA10514
Frigate	FM	SIGMA10514	ARC Almirante Padilla	FM-?1	2026 - 2030
Frigate	FM	SIGMA10514	ARC Caldas	FM-?2	2026 - 2030
Frigate	FM	SIGMA10514	ARC Antioquia	FM-?3	2026 - 2030
Frigate	FM	SIGMA10514	ARC Independiente	FM-?4	2026 - 2030
Frigate	FM	SIGMA10514	ARC TBD	FM-?5	2026 - 2030
	FM					FM: Missile frigate (Spanish; Castilian: Fragata Misilera; Hull type (FS1500)
Frigate	FM	Almirante Padilla	ARC Almirante Padilla	FM-51	31 October 1983	Completed upgrade January 2012, will be replaced by SIGMA10514
Frigate	FM	Almirante Padilla	ARC Caldas	FM-52	12 February 1984	Will be replaced by SIGMA10514
Frigate	FM	Almirante Padilla	ARC Antioquia	FM-53	30 April 1984	Will be replaced by SIGMA10514
Frigate	FM	Almirante Padilla	ARC Independiente	FM-54	27 July 1984	Will be replaced by SIGMA10514
Corvette	CT		ARC Nariño	CM-55	7 August 2014
Corvette	CT		ARC Almirante Tono	CM-56	7 August 2020
Offshore Patrol						Offshore Patrol Vessels -Heavy (longer range/endurance); Note that the different navies allocate the OPV role either under coastguard or oceanic combat; in the Colombian Navy these ships have been assigned to oceanic combat units and not to the Coastguard Command
Offshore Patrol	PZE					Also called PZE or PZEE (Spanish; Castilian: Patrullero de Zona Economica Exclusiva), Exclusive Economic Zone patrol boat
Offshore Patrol	PZE			PZE-46	3 February 2012	First of its class, built at Cotecmar shipyards, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia with a slightly modified design based on a license of the Fassmer OPV-80, of 6 planned.^[5]
Offshore Patrol	PZE	Fassmer-80		PZE-47	7 September 2013	^[6]
Offshore Patrol	PZE	Fassmer-80	ARC Santander	PZE-48	1 December 2016

Submarine	SO	Type 209/1200				SO: Oceanic Submarine (Spanish; Castilian: Submarino Oceánico);
Submarine	SO	Type 209/1200	ARC Pijao	SO-28	14 April 1975
Submarine	SO	Type 209/1200	ARC Tayrona	SO-29	18 July 1975
Submarine	SO					ST: Oceanic Submarine (Spanish; Castilian: Submarino Oceánico)
Submarine	SO	Type 206	ARC Intrépido	S-23	December 2015	^[7] ^[8]
Submarine	SO	Type 206	ARC Indomable	S-24	December 2015
Swimmer Delivery Vehicle	LS					LS: Submarine boat (Spanish; Castilian: Lancha Submarina)
	LS		ARC Defensora
	LS	CosMoS CE2F	ARC Protectora
	LS	CosMoS CE2F	ARC Poderosa			3/4 remain in service^[9]

Littoral / Riverine service

Role	Group	Class	Name	Number	Commission	Notes
Patrol - Heavy						^[10]
Patrol - Heavy	CF					CF: Riverine Gunboat (Spanish; Castilian: Cañonera Fluvial)
Patrol - Heavy	CF	Riohacha				Heavy (170 ton) patrol gunboat class; originally built by Astilleros Unión Industrial de Barranquilla, Colombia in 1956
Patrol - Heavy	CF	Riohacha	ARC Riohacha	CF-135	1956
Patrol - Heavy	CF	Riohacha	ARC Leticia	CF-136	1956	Disarmed and reconfigured as Hospital ship
Patrol - Heavy	CF	Riohacha	ARC Arauca	CF-137	1956	As of 2005, assigned to the Putumayo area, Riverine Fleet South Command(Spanish; Castilian: Comando Flota Fluvial del Sur)^[11]
Patrol - Heavy	NF					The NF (Spanish; Castilian: Nodriza Fluvial) group consists of a progressively improved series of boats, known as "Nodrizas" ("mothership") for armored patrol, support & re-provisioning of smaller piranha-class boats deployed from and around them. The first group of these, classified here as generic Nodriza Fluvial include a motley mix of older gunboats or armored tugs. These boats, reconditioned in their new standardized role, provided the foundations during the late 1990s and 2000s for the R&D of the PAF-series boats, for which the PAF-IV is the current state-of-the art showcase.
Patrol - Heavy	NF	Riverine Mothership	ARC CP. Filigonio Hichamon	NF-601
Patrol - Heavy	NF	Riverine Mothership	ARC SSIM. Manuel Antonio Moyar	NF-602
Patrol - Heavy	NF	Riverine Mothership	ARC Igaraparaná	NF-603
Patrol - Heavy	NF	Riverine Mothership	ARC SSIM. Julio Correa Hernández	NF-604
Patrol - Heavy	NF	Riverine Mothership	ARC Manacacias	NF-605
Patrol - Heavy	NF	Riverine Mothership	ARC Cotuhe	NF-606
Patrol - Heavy	NF	Riverine Mothership	ARC Ariari	NF-609
Patrol - Heavy	NF	PAF-I
Patrol - Heavy	NF	PAF-I	ARC SSCIM. Senen Alberto Araújo	NF-607
Patrol - Heavy	NF	PAF-I	ARC CPCIM. Guillermo Londoño Vargas	NF-608
Patrol - Heavy	NF	PAF-II
Patrol - Heavy	NF	PAF-II	ARC TNCIM. Mario Alonso Villegas	NF-610
Patrol - Heavy	NF	PAF-III
Patrol - Heavy	NF	PAF-III	ARC TECIM Tony Pastrana Contreras	NF-611	2004
Patrol - Heavy	NF	PAF-III	ARC CTCMI Jorge Moreno Salazar	NF-612	2005
Patrol - Heavy	NF	PAF-IV
Patrol - Heavy	NF	PAF-IV		NF-613	2006
Patrol - Heavy	NF	PAF-IV	ARC TECIM Freddy Alexander Pérez Rodríguez	NF-614	2008
Patrol - Heavy	NF	PAF-IV	ARC TECIM Edic Cristian Reyes Holguín	NF-615	2009
Patrol - Medium
Patrol - Medium	PRF					PRF: Fast Riverine patrol (Spanish; Castilian: Patrullera Rápida Fluvial)
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Tenerife				40 ft. Patrol Boat River (PBR)^[12] ^[13]
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Tenerife	ARC Tenerife	PRF-305	1993	fmr. LR-181
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Tenerife	ARC Tarapacá	PRF-306	1993	fmr. LR-182
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Tenerife	ARC Mompox	PRF-307	1993	fmr. LR-183
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Tenerife	ARC Orocué	PRF-308	1993	fmr. LR-184
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Tenerife	ARC Calamar	PRF-309	1993	fmr. LR-185
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Tenerife	ARC Magangué	PRF-310	1993	fmr. LR-186
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Tenerife	ARC Monclart	PRF-311	1993	fmr. LR-187
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Tenerife	ARC Caucaya	PRF-312	1993	fmr. LR-188
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Tenerife	ARC Mitú	PRF-313	1993	fmr. LR-189
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Magdalena				32 ft. Patrol Boat River (PBR) Mk.II
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Magdalena	ARC Magdalena	PRF-176	1989	fmr. LR-176; ex- US Navy, hull #31RP6886
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Magdalena	ARC Cauca	PRF-177	1989	fmr. LR-177; ex- US Navy, hull #31RP7121
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Magdalena	ARC Atrato	PRF-178	1989	fmr. LR-178; ex- US Navy, hull #31RP7128
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Magdalena	ARC Sinú	PRF-179	1989	fmr. LR-179; ex- US Navy, hull #31RP7129
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Magdalena	ARC San Jorge	PRF-180	1989	fmr. LR-180; ex- US Navy, hull #31RP7130
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Magdalena	ARC Putumayo	PRF-190	1993	fmr. LR-190; acquired new
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Magdalena	ARC Caquetá	PRF-191	1993	fmr. LR-191; acquired new
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Magdalena	ARC Orinoco	PRF-192	1993	fmr. LR-192; acquired new
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Magdalena	ARC Orteguaza	PRF-193	1993	fmr. LR-193; acquired new
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Magdalena	ARC Vichada	PRF-194	1993	fmr. LR-194; acquired new
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Magdalena	ARC Guaviare	PRF-195	1993	fmr. LR-195; acquired new
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Diligente				These are slightly different boats from a similar series. Built in the Astilleros Navales de Cartagena in 1952-54, deactivated in mid-80s, reactivated from storage in mid-1990s for littoral/riverine patrol and interdiction.
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Diligente	ARC Diligente	PRF-121	1952-54;1995	fmr. LR-121
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Diligente	ARC TE Juan Lucio	PRF-122	1952-54;1995	fmr. LR-122
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Diligente	ARC CD Alfonso Vargas	PRF-123	1952-54;1995	fmr. LR-123
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Diligente	ARC CP Fritz Hagale	PRF-124	1952-54;1995	fmr. LR-124
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Diligente	ARC Vengadora	PRF-125	1952-54;1995	fmr. LR-125
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Diligente	ARC Humberto Cortés	PRF-126	1952-54;1995	fmr. LR-126
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Diligente	ARC Calibío	PRF-127	1952-54;1995	fmr. LR-127
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Diligente	ARC Carlos Galindo	PRF-128	1952-54;1995	fmr. LR-128
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Diligente	ARC Valerosa	PRF-129	1952-54;1995	fmr. LR-129
Patrol - Medium	PRF	Diligente	ARC Luchadora	PRF-130	1952-54;1995	fmr. LR-130
Patrol - Light
Patrol - Light		PAF-L				The PAF-L class (Patrullera Fluvial Ligera) is an entirely new development, which takes the experiences of the heavy PAF-I-IV class and defines a lighter patrol boat.
Patrol - Light		PAF-L	-pending-			style="font-size:0.9em"	-pending-
Patrol - Light		LPR-40				The "LPR-40" (Lancha Patrullera de Rio – 40 ft.) is a new and native development, which draws on the experience of the US PBR-40 boats as well as the PAF and PAF-L series to provide a midsize, light and fast boat with a strong punch.
Patrol - Light	PAF	LPR-40	ARC Río Sinú		2016	acquired new^[14] ^[15] ^[16]
Combat Fast Boats						These are light, fast combat patrol boats usually of fiberglass reinforced construction, outboard dual engines and fitted with additional communications and electronics. It is common for these boats to be deployed and supported from one of the larger CF/NF class vessels. As of 2003, judging by the pennant/hull numbers, there was an estimated number of 167: BC-1000 to BC-1041 (41) and BT-1100 to BT-1226 (126). However, a firm number is difficult to establish due to combat and service losses, some hulls may have been rebuilt locally, as well as it is likely additional batches have been acquired, and/or added to via configuration of locally built hulls with foreign-bought higher-end components.
Combat Fast Boats	BC/BCFC					BC: Command Boat (Spanish; Castilian: Bote de Comando) also known as BCFC: Riverine Combat Command Boat (Spanish; Castilian: Bote de Combate Fluvial de Comando)
Combat Fast Boats	BC/BCFC	Anguila	multiple boats		1993–present	22 ft. Patrol Boat, Boston Whaler-style. As of 2003, est. number: 41
Combat Fast Boats	BT/BCFT					BT: Tactical Boat (Spanish; Castilian: Bote Táctico) also known as BCFT: Riverine Combat Tactical Boat (Spanish; Castilian: Bote de Combate Fluvial Táctico)
Combat Fast Boats	BT/BCFT	Piranha	multiple boats		1991–present	22 ft. Patrol Boat, Boston Whaler-style. Multiple batches acquired (1,1990; 3,1991; 51, 1993; 78, 1997);, from Boston Whaler, Mass, and Edgewater, Fla.; As of 2003, est. number: 126

Coast Guard

Role	Group	Class	Ship Name	Pennant Number	Commission Date	Notes ^[17]
Offshore						Offshore Patrol Vessels -Heavy (longer range/endurance)
Offshore	PO					PO: Oceanic Patrol (Spanish; Castilian: Patrullero Oceánico)
Offshore	PO		ARC Valle del Cauca	PO-44	2003	fmr.
Offshore	PO		ARC San Andrés	PO-45	15 October 2007	fmr.
Offshore	PO		ARC Albuquerque	PO-111	1983	fmr. . Leased in 1983, formally acquired by Colombia in 1995 and transferred to CG service.
Offshore	PO	Toledo	ARC Jose Maria García y Toledo	PO-113	1994
Offshore	PO	Toledo	ARC Juan Nepomuceno Eslava	PO-114	13 May 1994
Coastal						Coast Patrol Vessels - Medium (shorter range/endurance)
Coastal	PC					PC: Coastal Patrol (Spanish; Castilian: Patrullero Costero)
Coastal	PC		ARC Cabo Corrientes	PC-141	2000	fmr. USCGC Point Wells
Coastal	PC		ARC Cabo Tiburon	PC-143	2001	fmr. USGCG Point Estero
Coastal	PC		ARC Cabo de la Vela	PC-144	2001	fmr. USCGC Point Sal
Coastal	PC	CPV-40	ARC 11 de Noviembre	PC-145	2011
Coastal	PC	CPV-46	ARC Punta Espada	PC-146	2014
Coastal	PC	CPV-46	ARC Punta Ardita	PC-147	2014
Coastal	PC	CPV-46	ARC Punta Soldado	PC-148	2014
Coastal	PM					PM: Sea Patrol (Spanish; Castilian: Patrullero de Mar)
Coastal	PM	Swiftships 105	ARC Rafael del Castillo y Rada	PM-102	1994
Coastal	PM	Swiftships 110	ARC José María Palas	PM-103
Coastal	PM	Swiftships 110	ARC Medardo Monzón Coronado	PM-104
Coastal	PM	Sea Spectre Mk III	ARC Sgto 2do Jaime Gómez Castro	PM-105
Coastal	PM	Sea Spectre Mk III	ARC Juan Nepomuceno Peña	PM-106
Light patrol	BP					The ARC has regrouped and renamed a few different classifications of light, fast boats into a single, more generic 'BP' denomination. These include from the usual light outboard harbor patrol boat, Boston-Whaler style, up to a few Midnight Express go-fast type boats used for interdiction. The exact number is difficult to determine, but judging from hull numbers, as of 2007, there were 77, from BP-421 to BP-498. It is expected that additional boats have been added.
Light patrol	BP	Langostera	multiple boats		1991–present	Est. number: 15
Light patrol	BP	Delfin	multiple boats		1991–present	Est. number: 20
Light patrol	BP	Orca	multiple boats		1991–present	Est. number: 15
Light patrol	BP	Interceptora	multiple boats		1991–present	Est. number: 13
Light patrol	BP	Midnight Express	multiple boats		1991–present	Est. number: 10
Light patrol	BP	Go-fast	multiple boats		1991–present	Est. number: 4

Training, Auxiliary and Logistics

Role	Group	Class	Ship Name	Pennant Number	Commission Date	Notes
Training
Training	BE					BE: School Vessel (Spanish; Castilian: Buque Escuela)
Training	BE	Barque		160	1968	Flagship of the ARC^[18]
Training	YT					YT: Yacht Training, encompasses a series of small and medium vessels used for basic seamanship training.
Training	YT		ARC Comodoro	230
Training	YT		ARC Tridente	231
Training	YT		ARC Cristina	232
Training	YT		ARC Albatros	233		Ex-Caribbean Queen
Training	YT		ARC Poseidon	234
Training	YT		ARC Atenea	235		Kawasaki 440; Ex-Saskia
Training	YT		ARC Cronos	236		Catamaran; Ex-Imagine
Training	BI					BI: Instruction Boat (Spanish; Castilian: Bote Instrucción). These include typically 3 main types of light boats, plus some other devices. As of 2007, judging from hull numbers, there were apx 34, from BI-01 to BI-45 (some gaps in the numbering). It is possible a few additional boats have been added in this class, but likely not many as there have not been any known major changes in the navy training programs recently.
Training	BI	whaler	multiple boats			~22 ft. Patrol Boats, Boston Whaler-style; Est. number: 15
Training	BI	laser	multiple boats			Est. number: 10
Training	BI	glider	multiple boats			Est. number: 4
Training	BI	jetski	multiple boats			Est. number: 4
Logistics
Logistics	BL					BL: Multipurpose Logistical (Spanish; Castilian: Buque Logístico Multipropósito)
Logistics	BL		ARC Cartagena de Indias	161	1996	fmr. Deutschemarine A1411 "Lüneburg"
Logistics	BL		ARC Buenaventura	162	1996	fmr. Deutschemarine A1416 "Nienburg"
Logistics	BO					BO class, Oceanographic Vessel (Buque Oceanográfico)
Logistics	BO		ARC Providencia	155
Logistics	BO		ARC Malpelo	156
Logistics	BH					BH class, Hydrographic Vessel (Buque Hidrográfico)
Logistics	BH		ARC Caribe	152	2018	Multipurpose offshore supply vessel^[19]
Logistics	BB					BB class, Buoy Tender (Buque Balizador)
Logistics	BB		ARC Gorgona	31
Logistics	BB		ARC Abadia Mendez	33
Logistics	BB		ARC Ciénaga De Mallorquin	34
Logistics	BB		ARC Isla Palma	35
Logistics	RM					RM: Sea tugboat (Spanish; Castilian: Remolcador de Mar)
Logistics	RM		ARC Pascual de Andagoya	75
Logistics	RB					RB: Bay tugboat (Spanish; Castilian: Remolcador de Bahía)
Logistics	RB		ARC S1. Josué Alvarez	76
Logistics	RB		ARC Don Vizo	77
Logistics	RB		ARC Portete	78
Logistics	RB		ARC Maldonado	79
Logistics	RB		ARC Ciénaga de San Juan	80
Logistics	DF					DF: Floating Dock (Spanish; Castilian: Dique Flotante)
Logistics	DF		ARC Mayor Jaime Arias	170
Logistics	LD					LD:Landing Craft (Spanish; Castilian: Lancha de Desembarco)
Logistics	LD	LCM-8	ARC Bahia Sapzurro	240		Confirmed as late as of 2005, unconfirmed as of 2007, current status unknown, presumed active.
Logistics	LD	LCM-8	ARC Bahia Humboldt	241		Ex- LCM-7512
Logistics	LD		ARC Bahia Octavia	242		Confirmed as late as of 2005, unconfirmed as of 2007, current status unknown, presumed active.
Logistics	LD		ARC Golfo de Morrosquillo	246		Ex- LCU-1591
Logistics	LD		ARC Bahia Honda	248		Ex- LCU-1543
Logistics	LD		ARC Bahia Portete	249		Ex LCU-1592
Logistics	LD	LCU-1466	ARC Bahia Cupica	252
Logistics	LD		ARC Bahia Utria	253
Logistics	LD		ARC Bahia Malaga	254
Auxiliary
Auxiliary	ETG					ETG: General transport vessel (Spanish; Castilian: Embarcaciones de Transporte General). Light and medium-sized boats used for internal transport and service to larger vessels.
Auxiliary	ETG		ARC Bocachica	501
Auxiliary	ETG		ARC Arturus	502		Fishing boat
Auxiliary	ETG		ARC Pedro David Salas	503		Yacht
Auxiliary	ETG		ARC Sirius	504
Auxiliary	ETG		ARC Calima	507		Ex-Northern Edge
Auxiliary	ETG		ARC Bahia Santa Catalina	508
Auxiliary	ETG		ARC Movil I	509
Auxiliary	ETG		ARC Sula	510	2006	Fishing boat; Ex-Movil II/ Rosa Ma.; Per, assigned to CG service with Coast Guard Pacific (CGAPO), but formally classified as ETG.;^[20]
Auxiliary	ETG		ARC Playa Blanca	542		Ex-Point After
Auxiliary	ETG		ARC Tierra Bomba	543
Auxiliary	ETG		ARC Bell Salter	544
Auxiliary	ETG		ARC Orion	546		Fiskar
Auxiliary	ETG		ARC Pegasso	547		Fiskar
Auxiliary	ETG		ARC Armada 1	557		Yate; Ex-Andrea Juliana
Auxiliary	ETG		ARC Juanchaco	558		Yate; Ex-Isla Barú
Auxiliary	ETG		ARC Libertad	559		Yate;; Ex-La Nota
Auxiliary	BA					BA: Administrative Boat (Spanish; Castilian: Bote Administrativo). These include different types of light fiberglass-outboards, a few nonstandard or civilian recreation types and even some boats confiscated from drug interdiction operations and assigned to the ARC after the final legal disposition. The exact number is difficult to determine, but judging from hull numbers as of 2007, there were apx 35, from BA-03 to BA-31 + about a dozen or so ex-drug interdiction waiting to be formally given hull numbers. It is possible some more boats have been added in this class, but likely not many as there haven't been major known changes in naval bases or posts recently.
Auxiliary	BA	Langostera	multiple boats			Est. number: 7
Auxiliary	BA	Recreational	multiple boats/types			Est. number: 10
Auxiliary	BA	Taxi boat	multiple boats			Est. number: 10
Auxiliary	BA	(other)	multiple boats			Est. number: 10
Auxiliary	BM					BM: Multipurpose boat (Spanish; Castilian: Bote Multipropósito) encompasses some unique utilitary platforms, barges and flatboats, also called "naval artifacts" (Spanish; Castilian: Artefacto Naval)
Auxiliary	BM		ARC Bongo Bocagrande			BMP_1501 .
Auxiliary	BM		ARC Bongo U726
Auxiliary	BM		ARC Bongo Draga Don Vizo			AN_1701 .
Auxiliary	BM		ARC Bongo Martinete I			AN_1702 .
Auxiliary	BM		ARC Bongo Martinete II			AN_1703 .

Notes and References

Book: Wertheim , Eric . Eric Wertheim . Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems . 15th. . Naval Institute Press . 2007 . 136 & ss . 978-1-59114-955-2 . 18 April 2011.
Web site: Solicitud Oferta ARC-DIABA No. 022-2007: Reparación y mantenimiento unidades a flote, submarinas y auxiliares de la Armada Nacional. . Armada Nacional-Direccion De Abastecimientos (DIABA) . 2007 . Armada Nacional de la República de Colombia . 20 April 2011 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721083855/http://www.contratos.gov.co/archivospuc1/DA/115001004/07-2-44952/DA_PROCESO_07-2-44952_115001004_114707.pdf . 2011-07-21.
Web site: Solicitud Oferta ARC-DIABA No. 015-2005/ Contrato 049-2005: Reparación y mantenimiento unidades a flote, submarinas y auxiliares de la Armada Nacional.. Armada Nacional-Dirección De Abastecimientos (DIABA). 2005. Armada Nacional de la República de Colombia. 1 May 2011. es.
Web site: Contrato Interadministrativo No. 53-ARC-DIABA/2003: Reparación y mantenimiento unidades a flote, submarinas y auxiliares de la Armada Nacional.. Armada Nacional-Direccion De Abastecimientos (DIABA). 2003. Armada Nacional de la República de Colombia. 18 April 2011. es.
News: Armada estrena el buque más grande hecho en el país . El Tiempo . Bogota, Colombia. 1 February 2012 . 20 July 2014 . es.
News: Armada Nacional bautiza segundo buque de mar construido en Colombia . El Universal . Cartagena, Colombia . 4 September 2013 . 20 July 2014 . es .
http://www.kn-online.de/Lokales/Kiel/U-Boote-an-Kolumbien-uebergeben U-Boote an Kolumbien übergeben
Web site: La Armada de Colombia potencia su fuerza submarina con dos unidades U206A.
Web site: Intrepido class (Cosmos SX 506 type) midget submarines.
Web site: unffmm.com. Forum: Índice general >> Colombia >> Armada Republica de Colombia >> Unidades Fluviales -ARC-. 29 February 2008. 18 April 2011 . es.
ARC Arauca . Revista Armada . 88 . 2005 . Armada Nacional de la República de Colombia . 1692-1097 . es . 1 May 2011 .
Web site: Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Company, Mobile AL . Shipbuilding History . Tim Colton. 3 April 2014 . 8 July 2018 . Delray Beach FL.
News: Prioridad Uno... En combate . El Tiempo . Bogota, Colombia . 31 October 1993 . 18 April 2011.
Web site: Sanchez. Alejandro. Colombian Navy receives new river patrol vessel, ARC Río Sinú. IHS Jane's 360. 13 September 2016. Washington, DC. 13 September 2016.
Web site: Inicia operaciones nueva lancha patrullera de río "ARC Río Sinú" en el Golfo de Urabá. Armada Nacional República de Colombia. 13 September 2016. es. 12 September 2016.
Web site: En el Golfo de Urabá fue bautizado el ARC 'Río Sinú' de la Armada Nacional. HSB Noticias. 13 September 2016. es. 11 September 2016.
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.
Web site: Webinfomil .
News: Erwan . de Cherisey . Colombian Navy commissions new hydrographic multipurpose vessel . 8 July 2018 . Jane's 360 . 22 June 2018.
2006. Sula, Guardián de Malpelo. A la Mar . 66 . ARC . 7 May 2011. es.