Sea Fleet Command (Argentina)

Sea Fleet Command
Sea Fleet Command
Comando de la Flota de Mar
	ARA La Argentina (D-11) Almirante Brown-class destroyer in Puerto Belgrano Naval Base.
Country	Argentina
Branch	Argentine Navy
Role	Naval warfare
Size	17 ships
Part of	Navy Training and Enlistment Command
Garrison/HQ	Puerto Belgrano Naval Base
Nicknames	COFM, FLOMAR
Engagements	Falklands War ; Operativo Alfil
Commanders
Commander of the Sea Fleet	Ship-of-the-line captain Julio Horacio Guardia
Insignia
Identification; symbol

Last updated December 03, 2025

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.

References

↑ "Asumió el nuevo Comandante de la Flota de Mar". Gaceta Marinera (in Spanish). Puerto Belgrano. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
1 2 3 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
1 2 3 "Infografía Zona Militar – El Poder Naval Argentino". Zona Militar (in Spanish). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.

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[new_commander_2018-1] "Asumió el nuevo Comandante de la Flota de Mar". Gaceta Marinera (in Spanish). Puerto Belgrano. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

[LBD15-2] 1 2 3 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2018.

[ArgentineShips-3] 1 2 3 "Infografía Zona Militar – El Poder Naval Argentino". Zona Militar (in Spanish). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.

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