Spanish Navy

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The Spanish Navy is the maritime branch of Spain’s armed forces, historically significant as the seafaring power of the Spanish Empire and a key participant in major conflicts such as the Spanish–American War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military branch
navy
alliance NATO
country Spain
foundedBy Crown of Castile
hasCapability air defense at sea
amphibious warfare
anti-submarine warfare
blue-water operations
mine countermeasures
hasCommanderTitle Chief of Staff of the Navy
hasComponent Marines
naval aviation
submarine force
surface fleet
hasPredecessor Spanish Navy self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aragonese Navy

Spanish Navy self-linksurface differs
surface form: Castilian Navy
hasRole humanitarian assistance and disaster relief at sea
maritime defense of Spain
naval warfare
power projection at sea
protection of Spanish maritime interests
hasUnit Infantería de Marina (Spanish Marine Corps)
headquartersLocation Madrid
historicalRole major early modern seafaring power
naval arm of the Spanish Empire
isMemberOf NATO naval forces
language Spanish
mainBase Cartagena Naval Base
Ferrol Naval Base
Las Palmas Naval Base
Rota Naval Base
militaryBranchOf Spain
nativeLabel Spanish Navy self-linksurface differs
surface form: Armada Española
operatesIn Atlantic Ocean
Bay of Biscay
Canary Islands waters
Mediterranean Sea
participatedIn Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
surface form: Anglo–Spanish War (1585–1604)

Battle of Lepanto
Battle of Trafalgar
Eighty Years' War
surface form: Eighty Years’ War

Napoleonic Wars
Spanish Armada
surface form: Spanish Armada campaign (1588)

Spanish Civil War
Spanish–American War
War of Jenkins' Ear
surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

War of the Spanish Succession
partOf Spanish Armed Forces
reportsTo Chief of the Defence Staff of Spain
Ministry of Defence of Spain
serviceBranch Spanish Armed Forces
usesEquipment amphibious assault ships
frigates
naval helicopters
patrol vessels
submarines

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Fuerza de Guerra Naval Especial branch Spanish Navy
this entity surface form: Armada Española
Fuerza de Guerra Naval Especial commandStructure Spanish Navy
this entity surface form: Spanish Navy Fleet Force
Defence Staff of Spain oversees Spanish Navy
Ley Orgánica de la Defensa Nacional de España afectaA Spanish Navy
this entity surface form: Armada Española
Luis de Requesens militaryBranch Spanish Navy
Rota, Spain usedBy Spanish Navy
subject surface form: Naval Station Rota
de Lángara militaryBranch Spanish Navy
subject surface form: Juan de Lángara
Bay of Cádiz historicallyUsedBy Spanish Navy
Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa hasJurisdictionOver Spanish Navy
this entity surface form: Armada Española
JEMAD hasJurisdictionOver Spanish Navy
Chief of Staff of the Navy (Spain) commandOver Spanish Navy
this entity surface form: Spanish Navy forces
Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk otherUsers Spanish Navy
Ministerio de Defensa oversees Spanish Navy
this entity surface form: Armada Española
MINISDEF oversees Spanish Navy
this entity surface form: Armada Española
Military Emergency Unit branch Spanish Navy
Juan Pérez militaryBranch Spanish Navy
Juan de Austria militaryBranch Spanish Navy
Navy Staff of Spain serviceBranch Spanish Navy
Navy Staff of Spain jurisdiction Spanish Navy
Harrier family usedBy Spanish Navy
Isla historicallyAssociatedWith Spanish Navy
Battle of Toulon (1744) navalPower Spanish Navy
Hawker Osprey usedBy Spanish Navy
Bristol Siddeley Pegasus usedBy Spanish Navy
Spanish ship San Nicolás operator Spanish Navy
Spanish ship San Nicolás serviceBranch Spanish Navy
this entity surface form: Armada Española
Antonio de Gaztañeta commanded the main Spanish squadron militaryBranch Spanish Navy
subject surface form: Antonio de Gaztañeta
Île des Faisans sharedManagementBy Spanish Navy
Cape St Vincent 1797 combatant Spanish Navy
Cape St Vincent 1797 navalPowerInvolved Spanish Navy
this entity surface form: Armada Española
UGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles usedBy Spanish Navy
subject surface form: UGM-84 Harpoon
Ruiz de Apodaca militaryBranch Spanish Navy
subject surface form: Juan Ruiz de Apodaca
Tercio de Armada partOf Spanish Navy
Tercio de Armada (TEAR) serviceBranch Spanish Navy
subject surface form: Tercio de Armada
Tercio de Armada (TEAR) partOf Spanish Navy
subject surface form: Tercio de Armada
Tercio de Armada (TEAR) militaryBranch Spanish Navy
subject surface form: Tercio de Armada
this entity surface form: Armada Española (Spanish Navy)
Unidad de Operaciones Especiales de Infantería de Marina partOf Spanish Navy
this entity surface form: Armada Española
Unidad de Operaciones Especiales de Infantería de Marina serviceBranch Spanish Navy
this entity surface form: Armada Española