Spanish Navy
naval warfare branch of Spain's military
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Summary
Spanish Navy is a navy[1]. It draws 11,876 Wikipedia views per month (navy category, ranking #19 of 159).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Spain[3]
- Instance of: public body in Spain[4]
- Item operated: Spanish Navy fleet[5]
- Headquarters location: Cuartel General de la Armada[6]
- Military branch: Spanish Armed Forces[7]
- Part of: Spanish Armed Forces[8], Ministry of Defence of Spain[9]
- Commons category: Navy of Spain[10]
- Patron saint: Nuestra Señora del Carmen Coronada (San Fernando)[11]
- Has part(s): Q59655032[12], Corps of Engineers of Spanish Navy[13], Spanish Marine Infantry[14], Spanish Submarine Arm[15], Spanish Naval Air Arm[16]
- Start time: 2069[17]
- Parent organization or unit: Spanish Armed Forces[18], Ministry of Defence of Spain[19]
- Official website: http://www.armada.mde.es[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Spanish Navy[21]
- Commons gallery: Armada Española[22]
- Employees: 22,300[23]
- Described by source: Jane's Fighting Ships 1946-47[24]
- Replaces: Castilian Navy[25], Navy of the Crown of Aragon[26]
- Native label: Armada[27]
- Owner of: Archivo General de la Marina Álvaro de Bazán[28], Giralda[29], Museo Naval de Ferrol[30]
- Different from: Spanish Nationalist Navy[31]
- History of topic: History of the Spanish Navy[32]
- Position held by head of the organization: Chief of Staff of the Navy[33]
- Social media followers: 160,103[34], 150,270[35], 178,367[36], 190,448[37]
Why It Matters
Spanish Navy has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]