List of active ships of the Colombian Navy
Role Group Class Ship Name Pennant Number Construction Commission Date Notes
Offshore PO Reliance ARC Valle del Cauca PO-44 United States 2003 fmr . USCGC Durable ( WMEC-628 )
Offshore PO 180-A ARC San Andrés PO-45 United States 15 October 2007 fmr . USCGC Gentian ( WLB-290 )
Offshore PO Asheville ARC Albuquerque PO-111 United States 1983 fmr . USS Welch ( PGM-93 ) . 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 United States 1994
Offshore PO Toledo ARC Juan Nepomuceno Eslava PO-114 United States 13 May 1994
Coastal PC Point ARC Cabo Corrientes PC-141 United States 2000 fmr . USCGC Point Wells
Coastal PC Point ARC Cabo Manglares PC-142 United States 2000 fmr . USGCG Point Warde
Coastal PC Point ARC Cabo Tiburon PC-143 United States 2001 fmr . USGCG Point Estero
Coastal PC Point ARC Cabo de la Vela PC-144 United States 2001 fmr . USCGC Point Sal
Coastal PC CPV-40 ARC 11 de Noviembre PC-145 Germany 2011
Coastal PC CPV-46 ARC Punta Espada PC-146 Colombia 2014
Coastal PC CPV-46 ARC Punta Ardita PC-147 South Korea 2014
Coastal PC CPV-46 ARC Punta Soldado PC-148 South Korea 2014
Coastal PM Swiftships 105 ARC Rafael del Castillo y Rada PM-102 United States 1994
Coastal PM Swiftships 110 ARC José María Palas PM-103 United States
Coast Guard
ARC Espartana ( PO-41 ) , photo taken at the time of its service as Patrol Boat Cormorán ( P-41 ) of the Spanish Navy
In addition to the usual tasks of a green water navy, the Colombian Navy () 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.