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Spanish NavyThe Spanish Navy (in Spanish, Armada Espaola) is the navy of Spain. History In 1588 Philip II sent a massive naval armada to invade England. The English, however, with the help of the weather and the Dutch, dispersed and destroyed the Spanish fleet. See Spanish Armada for more details. Modern navy Today's Armada is a modern navy with ships as aircraft carriers, modern frigates (F-100 class) with the Aegis system, F-80 frigates, F-70 frigates, Amphibious ships and plenty of other smaller ships, including a oceanographic research ship. Spanish Marine Corps, called Infantera de Marina belongs to Armada too. Ship classes External links
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