The Sea Fleet Command (Spanish: 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 (Spanish: Fuerza de la Infantería de Marina de la Flota de Mar) and a naval aviation unit (Spanish: Grupo Aéreo Embarcado) attached.
Current composition
Destroyer Division
- Mission: Surface warfare, submarine warfare, anti-missile and electronic warfare[2]
- Ships:[3]
- ARA Almirante Brown - Almirante Brown-class destroyer
- ARA La Argentina - Almirante Brown-class destroyer
- ARA Sarandí - Almirante Brown-class destroyer
Frigate & Corvette Division
- Mission: Sea control, surface warfare, submarine warfare, anti-missile and electronic warfare[2]
- Ships:[3]
- ARA Espora - Espora-class corvette
- ARA Rosales - Espora-class corvette
- ARA Spiro - Espora-class corvette
- ARA Parker - Espora-class corvette
- ARA Robinson - Espora-class corvette
- ARA Gómez Roca - Espora-class corvette
Naval Amphibious and Logistic Command
- Mission: Planning and execution of amphibious warfare, anti-aircraft warfare and logistical support of the fleet[2]
- Ships:[3]
- ARA Patagonia Durance-class tanker
- ARA Canal Beagle Costa Sur-class cargo ship
- ARA Bahía San Blas Costa Sur-class amphibious cargo ship
- ARA Punta Alta multipurpose auxiliary ship
- ARA Teniente Olivieri Marsea-class aviso
- ARA Estrecho de San Carlos Neftegaz-class aviso
- ARA Bahía Agradable Neftegaz-class aviso
- ARA Islas Malvinas Neftegaz-class aviso
Fleet Naval Infantry Force
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
References
- ^ "Asumió el nuevo Comandante de la Flota de Mar". Gaceta Marinera (in Spanish). Puerto Belgrano. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ a b c Libro Blanco de la Defensa 2015 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Ministry of Defense (Argentina). 2015. pp. 83–84. ISBN 978-987-3689-22-2. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Infografía Zona Militar – El Poder Naval Argentino". Zona Militar (in Spanish). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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