Chilean Navy
maritime warfare branch of Chile's military
The Chilean Navy is the naval section of the Chilean Armed Forces.
Chilean Navy ''Armada de Chile'' | |
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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
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The Naval Combat of Iquique. The Esmeralda versus the Huascar
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Battleship Almirante Latorre. 32.000 Tons
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CS Simpson (SS-21) entering Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 2004
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Capitan Prat on the North Sea
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Chilean Navy Cougar
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Chilean frigate Almirante Blanco Encalada (FF-15) at Pearl Harbor, 2006
Related pages
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changeWikimedia Commons has media related to Chilean Navy.
- Chilean Navy - Official website (in Spanish and English)
- Organic structure of the Chilean Navy Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)