Armada is the Spanish and Portuguese word for

naval fleet A fleet or naval fleet is a large formation of warships – the largest formation in any navy – controlled by one leader. A fleet at sea is the direct equivalent of an army on land. Purpose In the modern sense, fleets are usually, but not n ...

, which also adopted into English, Malay and Indonesian for the same meaning, or an adjective meaning 'armed'; Armáda () is the Czech and Slovak word for

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. Armada may also refer to:

Military

Explorations and military campaigns

Portuguese India Armadas The Portuguese Indian Armadas ( pt, Armadas da Índia) were the fleets of ships funded by the Crown of Portugal, and dispatched on an annual basis from Portugal to India. The principal destination was Goa, and previously Cochin. These armada ...

(''armadas da Índia''), fleets of ships dispatched from Portugal to India, following the sea route opened up by Vasco da Gama in 1497–1499 *

2nd Portuguese India Armada (Cabral, 1500) The Second Portuguese India Armada was assembled in 1500 on the order of King Manuel I of Portugal and placed under the command of Pedro Álvares Cabral. Cabral's armada famously discovered Brazil for the Portuguese crown along the way. By and ...

3rd Portuguese India Armada (Nova, 1501) The Third Portuguese India Armada was assembled in 1501 upon the order of King Manuel I of Portugal and placed under the command of João da Nova. It was small compared to other armadas of the same type and was formed for commercial purposes. Nonet ...

* 4th Portuguese India Armada (Gama, 1502) *

5th Portuguese India Armada (Albuquerque, 1503) The Fifth India Armada was assembled in 1503 on the order of King Manuel I of Portugal and placed under the command of Afonso de Albuquerque. It was Albuquerque's first trip to India. It was not a particularly successful armada - navigational mis ...

6th Portuguese India Armada (Albergaria, 1504) The Sixth India Armada was assembled in 1504 on the order of King Manuel I of Portugal and placed under the command of Lopo Soares de Albergaria. The Fleet The 6th Armada was composed of 13 ships: approximately nine large '' nau'' or carracks, ...

* 7th Portuguese India Armada (Almeida, 1505)

Military campaigns

Spanish Armada The Spanish Armada (a.k.a. the Enterprise of England, es, Grande y Felicísima Armada, links=no, lit=Great and Most Fortunate Navy) was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, commanded by the Duke of Medina Sidonia, an a ...

or Great Armada, an unsuccessfully attempted invasion of England by Spain in 1588 *

English Armada The English Armada ( es, Invencible Inglesa, lit=English Invincible), also known as the Counter Armada or the Drake–Norris Expedition, was an attack fleet sent against Spain by Queen Elizabeth I of England that sailed on 28 April 1589 during ...

or Counter Armada, an unsuccessful English naval campaign in 1589 aimed at capturing Lisbon and other coastal towns from Spain *

2nd Spanish Armada The 2nd Spanish Armada also known as the Spanish Armada of 1596Wernham pp. 139–140 was a naval operation that took place during the Anglo–Spanish War. Another invasion of England or Ireland was attempted in the autumn of 1596 by King Philip ...

2nd unsuccessful Spanish invasion of England *

3rd Spanish Armada The 3rd Spanish Armada, also known as the Spanish Armada of 1597, was a major naval event that took place between October and November 1597 as part of the Anglo–Spanish War.Graham pp. 212–213 The armada, which was the third attempt by Spain ...

3rd unsuccessful Spanish invasion of England *

Armada of 1779 The Armada of 1779 was a combined Franco-Spanish naval enterprise intended to divert British military assets, primarily of the Royal Navy, from other war theatres by invading the Kingdom of Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. ...

or Other Armada, an unsuccessfully attempted invasion of England by France and Spain in 1779

Ships

* HMS ''Armada'', two ships in the British Royal Navy * USS ''Armada'', World War II minesweeper of the US Navy

Armed forces

* ''Armada'',

Spanish Navy The Spanish Navy or officially, the Armada, is the Navy, maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces and one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Spanish Navy was responsible for a number of major historic achievements in navigat ...

* ''Armada Bolivariana de Venezuela'',

Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela ) , mascot = , battles = Venezuelan War of Independence and the Battle of Lake Maracaibo , anniversaries = July 24, Birthday of Simon Bolivar, Navy Day and Battle of Lake Maracaibo ...

* ''Armáda České republiky'', the

Military of the Czech Republic The Army of the Czech Republic ( cs, Armáda České republiky, AČR), also known as the Czech Army, is the military service responsible for the defence of the Czech Republic in compliance with international obligations and treaties on collecti ...

* ''Armada de Chile'',

Chilean Navy The Chilean Navy ( es, Armada de Chile) is the naval warfare service branch of the Chilean Armed Forces. It is under the Ministry of National Defense. Its headquarters are at Edificio Armada de Chile, Valparaiso. History Origins and the Wa ...

* ''Armada Ecuatoriana'',

Ecuadorian Navy The Ecuadorian Navy ( es, Armada del Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian entity responsible for the surveillance and protection of national maritime territory and has a personnel of 9,127 men to protect a coastline of 2,237 km which reaches far into t ...

* ''Armada Nacional'', Colombian National Armada * ''Armada Portuguesa'',

Portuguese Navy The Portuguese Navy ( pt, Marinha Portuguesa, also known as ''Marinha de Guerra Portuguesa'' or as ''Armada Portuguesa'') is the naval branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in cooperation and integrated with the other branches of the Por ...

* ''Armada de la República Argentina'',

Argentine Navy The Argentine Navy (ARA; es, Armada de la República Argentina). This forms the basis for the navy's ship prefix "ARA". is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with t ...

* ''Marina Armada'',

Mexican Navy The Mexican Navy is one of the two independent armed forces of Mexico. The actual naval forces are called the ''Armada de México''. The ''Secretaría de Marina'' (''SEMAR'') (English: Naval Secretariat) includes both the ''Armada'' itself and ...

* Armada de Barlovento, a subdivision of the Spanish Navy assigned to the Windward Islands during the 1700s * ''Komando Armada Barat'' (Western Fleet Command) and ''Komando Armada Timur'' (Eastern Fleet Command), fleets of the

Indonesian Navy The Indonesian Navy ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut, , Indonesian National Military-Naval Force, TNI-AL) is the naval branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It was founded on 10 September 1945 and has a role to patrol In ...

* Armada al-Makhzniya (1935) is a paramilitary organization of Moroccan warriors ( makhazniya) affiliated to the Inspectorate of the Caliphate Forces and its command center in the CPFA in Tetouan. They are placed under the command of the territorial authorities. Their mission is to accompany the Caliph during his travels, to establish security in the cities and villages in the

Riff A riff is a repeated chord progression or refrain in music (also known as an ostinato figure in classical music); it is a pattern, or melody, often played by the rhythm section instruments or solo instrument, that forms the basis or accompanim ...

, which are under Spanish protection in Morocco. And now they are known as

Auxiliary Forces The General Inspectorate of Auxiliary Forces ( ar, القوات المساعدة, alquwaat almusa'ida; ber, ⵉⴷⵡⴰⵙⴻⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵡⴰⵙⴻⵏ, idwasen imawwasen; french: Forces Auxiliaires) is a security institution in Morocco, ...

in morocco *

Arts and entertainment

Music

* ''Armada'' (album), an album by black metal band Keep of Kalessin *

The Armada (band) __NOTOC__ The Armada were a three-piece rock band based in Cork, Ireland fronted by Jeff Martin, formerly of The Tea Party. The band was formed when Jeff Martin and Wayne Sheehy met in an Irish Pub. The two hit it off immediately and soon start ...

, a band formed by ex-The Tea Party lead singer Jeff Martin *

Armada Music Armada Music is a Dutch independent record label that specialises in releasing electronic dance music. The name Armada derives from the first two letters of the founders' first names: Armin van Buuren, Maykel Piron and David Lewis. Signed a ...

, a music label created by Armin van Buuren * Armada (music group), a pop band from

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

Gaming

* ''Armada'' (video game), a video game which was popular on the Sega Dreamcast * '' Star Trek: Armada'', a Star Trek game published by Activision * '' Wing Commander: Armada'', a video game by Origin Systems * '' Battlefleet Gothic: Armada'', a Warhammer 40,000 game developed by Tindalos Interactive and published by Focus Home Interactive

Publishing

* ''Armada'' (novel), a 2015 novel by Ernest Cline * ''The Armada'' (book) (1959), a Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the Spanish Armada by Garrett Mattingly * Armada (comics), a division of Acclaim Comics Inc., which published licensed own properties * Armada Books, a now defunct publishing house, one time publishers of the Billy Bunter children's novels

TV series

* '' Transformers: Armada''

Episodes

* "Armada", an episode of '' Transformers: Prime''.

Businesses

* Armada (company), a company that produces alpine skis and outerwear * Armada Asset Management, LLC, a holding company based in Newport Beach, CA *

Armada Centre The Armada Centre is a shopping centre in Plymouth, England. It was established in 1986 and refurbished in 2004. The centre is laid out on three floors, with Sainsbury's occupying the upper floor. Other retailers that are housed on the ground ...

, shopping centre in Plymouth, England * ARMADA (SoC) product family by Marvell Technology

People

Adam Lindgren Adam Lindgren (born 28 March 1993), known by his handle Armada, is a Swedish professional ''Super Smash Bros.'' player from Gothenburg. He is widely considered one of the greatest ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' players of all time and the greatest ...

(born 1993), professional ''Super Smash Bros.'' player known as ''Armada'' * General Alfonso Armada, a Spanish military officer condemned as one of the plotters of the 23-F attempted coup *

Juan Armada y Losada Juan Armada y Losada (May 4, 1861, in Madrid – September 22, 1932, in Abegondo) was a Spanish politician. He was the 29th Solicitor General of Spain, acting President of the Congress of Deputies The president of the Congress of Deputi ...

, Spanish politician

Places

* Armada, Arkansas, a ghost town *

Armada, Michigan Armada ( ) is a village in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,730 at the 2010 census. The 2018 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 1,729. The village is located within Armada Township. It is best know ...

, a small village in the US * Armada Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska *

Armada Towers Armada Towers ( ar, أبراج أرمادا) is a complex of three skyscrapers in Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT) Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Free Zone being built is opposite to the Dubai Marina and next to the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, Un ...

, in Dubai, U.A.E. * Armada House, in Bristol, England * Armada Road Multi-Family District, a U.S. historic district in Venice, Florida

Sports teams

* Armada Rijeka, a football-fan club from Rijeka, Croatia * Peña Armada Sur, a football-fan club from Tenerife, Spain * ''La Armada'', a nickname for the

Spain Davis Cup team The Spain men's national tennis team has represented Spain internationally since 1920. Organised by the Real Federación Española de Tenis (RFET), it is one of the 50 members of International Tennis Federation's European association (Tennis Europ ...

Long Beach Armada The Long Beach Armada were an independent professional baseball team based in Long Beach, California, in the United States. The Armada was a member of the North Division of the now-defunct Golden Baseball League (GBL), which was not affiliated w ...

, a professional baseball team based in Long Beach, California *

Blainville-Boisbriand Armada The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada is a junior ice hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based in Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada, and plays its home games at the Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau. History The Armada st ...

, a junior ice hockey team based in Boisbriand, Quebec * Jacksonville Armada FC, a professional soccer team based in Jacksonville, Florida

Transportation

* Mahindra Armada, an Indian SUV/MUV *

Nissan Armada The Nissan Armada is a full-size SUV manufactured by Nissan for the North American market. From 2003 to 2015, the first-generation Armada was assembled in Canton, Mississippi based on the Nissan Titan. From mid-2016 onwards, the second-generati ...

, a Japanese-American full-size SUV

Other uses

Compaq Armada Armada is a discontinued line of business laptops by Compaq. They started as a more affordable version of the Contura line, but after that, they replaced Contura as a mainstream laptop line, and then the high-end Compaq LTE line were merged wi ...

, a model of laptop computer * ''Armada'' (moth), a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae *

Armada (Bas-Lag) Bas-Lag is the fictional world in which several of English author China Miéville's novels are set. Bas-Lag is a world where both magic (referred to as "thaumaturgy") and steampunk technology exist, and is home to many intelligent races. It is in ...

, the name of a fictional floating city in China Miéville's novel ''The Scar'' * Armada (Capoeira), a move in the Brazilian martial art capoeira * Armada de Molucca, 1519 exploration fleet led by Ferdinand Magellan