Chilean Navy
The Chilean Navy is the naval section of the Chilean Armed Forces.
| Chilean Navy ''Armada de Chile'' | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms of the Chilean Navy | |
| Active | 1817-present |
| Country |  Chile |
| Size | 25,000 personnel 71 vessels 8 frigates 4 submarines 4 amphibious warfare ship 7 fast attack craft 8 patrol boat 39 auxiliary ship |
| Motto(s) | Vencer o Morir ("Conquer or Die") |
| Anniversaries | 21 May, Día de las Glorias Navales (Navy Day) |
| Engagements | Chilean War of Independence (1810–1826) Peruvian War of Independence (1811–1824) War of the Confederation (1836–1839) Chincha Islands War (1864–1866) War of the Pacific (1879–1883) Chilean Civil War (1891) |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Edmundo González Robles |
| Notable commanders | Lord Thomas Cochrane Manuel Blanco Encalada Juan José Latorre Arturo Prat Jorge Montt Juan Williams Rebolledo |
| Insignia | |
| Naval Ensign[1] |  |
| Naval Jack |  |
| Roundel of Naval Aviation |  |
Gallery
The Naval Combat of Iquique. The Esmeralda versus the Huascar
Battleship Almirante Latorre. 32.000 Tons
CS Simpson (SS-21) entering Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 2004
Capitan Prat on the North Sea
Chilean Navy Cougar
Chilean frigate Almirante Blanco Encalada (FF-15) at Pearl Harbor, 2006
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The Chilean Squadron sails off for Perú in 1820
The Chilean Squadron anchored in Valparaíso's bay in 1879
Chilean Navy officer's uniform, circa 1890
The Chilean Air Force bombs the Chilean Fleet at the port of Coquimbo during the Chilean naval mutiny of 1931.(Probably a faked photo)
Destroyers Cochrane and Blanco Encalada, Fletcher class, light cruiser O’Higgins, destroyer Almirante Riveros and light cruiser Capitán Prat in Arica port, circa 1965.
Sa'ar 4 type ship of the Chilean Navy
Related pages
References
Other websites
- Chilean Navy - Official website (in Spanish and English)
- Organic structure of the Chilean Navy Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
