Sea Fleet Command (Argentina) Explained

Unit Name:	Sea Fleet Command
Native Name:	Comando de la Flota de Mar
Country:	Argentina
Branch:	Argentine Navy
Role:	Naval warfare
Size:	17 ships
Command Structure:	Navy Training and Enlistment Command
Garrison:	Puerto Belgrano Naval Base
Nickname:	COFM, FLOMAR
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Battles:	Falklands War Operativo Alfil
Commander1:	Ship-of-the-line captain Julio Horacio Guardia^[1]
Commander1 Label:	Commander of the Sea Fleet

The Sea Fleet Command (es|Comando de la Flota de Mar; COFM) is one of the commands in the Argentine Navy, headquartered at Puerto Belgrano Naval Base (BNPB).

Mission

The Sea Fleet is in charge of the integrated naval training, counts on marines unit (es|Fuerza de la Infantería de Marina de la Flota de Mar) and a naval aviation unit (es|Grupo Aéreo Embarcado) attached.

Current composition

Destroyer Division

• Mission: Surface warfare, submarine warfare, anti-missile and electronic warfare^[2]
• Ships:^[3]
  • - Almirante Brown-class destroyer
  • - Almirante Brown-class destroyer
  • - Almirante Brown-class destroyer

Frigate & Corvette Division

• Mission: Sea control, surface warfare, submarine warfare, anti-missile and electronic warfare
• Ships:
  • - Espora-class corvette
  • - Espora-class corvette
  • - Espora-class corvette
  • - Espora-class corvette
  • - Espora-class corvette
  • - Espora-class corvette

Naval Amphibious and Logistic Command

• Mission: Planning and execution of amphibious warfare, anti-aircraft warfare and logistical support of the fleet
• Ships:
  • • • Durance-class tanker Costa Sur-class cargo ship
  • Costa Sur-class amphibious cargo ship
  • multipurpose auxiliary ship
  • Marsea-class aviso
  • Neftegaz-class aviso
  • Neftegaz-class aviso
  • Neftegaz-class aviso

Embarked Air Group

• 2nd Naval Air Helicopters Squadron Sikorsky S-61D-4 Sea King helicopter on Almirante Irízar icebreaker.
• 3rd Naval Air Helicopters Squadron Eurocopter AS555 SN Fennec 2 helicopter on MEKO-360 and MEKO-140 ships.

See also

• Argentine Marines
• Argentine Naval Aviation
• Argentine Submarines Force

External links

• ara.mil.ar/
• FuerzasNavales.com
• Gaceta Marinera

Notes and References

1. News: Asumió el nuevo Comandante de la Flota de Mar . 3 June 2018 . Gaceta Marinera . 16 March 2018 . Puerto Belgrano . spanish.
2. Book: Libro Blanco de la Defensa 2015 . 2015 . . 978-987-3689-22-2 . 83-84 . 1st . 6 June 2018 . spanish . PDF.
3. Web site: Infografía Zona Militar – El Poder Naval Argentino . Zona Militar . 6 June 2018 . spanish . 4 January 2018.