Salvadoran Navy
maritime warfare branch of El Salvador's military
The Salvadoran Navy or Navy of El Salvador (in Spanish: Fuerza Naval de El Salvador) is a branch of the Salvadoran Army, it was founded on October 12, 1951.[2]
| Salvadoran Navy | |
|---|---|
| Fuerza Naval de El Salvador | |
 | |
| Founded | 1912 (original) 12 October 1951 |
| Country |  El Salvador |
| Branch | Navy |
| Type | Naval warfare |
| Size | 150,000 personnel[1] |
| Motto(s) | "Patria, Lealtad y Valor" ("Homeland, Loyalty and Valor (Courage)") |
| Engagements | Football War Salvadoran Civil War |
It has participated in two Important Conflicts, the Football War and the Salvadoran Civil War, currently the Navy is dedicated to the protection of the Coasts and Fisheries.[3]
Current Fleet
change| Number/name | Image | Builder | Class | Type | Displacement | Year | Status in NAVY | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrol Ships | ||||||||
| PM06 PM07 PM08 |
 United States
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Camcraft-type | Patrol boat | 100t | 1975 | In service (2019)[4] | Builder Camcraft, Crown Point, USA. | |
| PM10 | United States
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Swiftships 65ft class | Patrol boat | 36t | 1984 | In service (2019)[5] | Builder Swiftships, Morgan City, USA. | |
| PM11 | 
|
United States
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Swiftships 77ft class | Patrol boat | 48t | 1985 | In service (2019)[6] | Builder Swiftships, Morgan City, USA. |
| PM12 | 
|
United States
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USCG Point class cutter | Patrol boat | 69t | 1967 | In service (2019)[7] | Commissioned 2001. Builder Martinac SB, Tacoma, USA. |
| PM13 | ||||||||
| PM15 | ||||||||
| Coastal Patrol Boats | ||||||||
|
United States
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37-foot Boston Whaler | Patrol boat | In service (2020)[8] | Donates 8 units government of US.
Builder Boston Whaler boats, USA. | |||
| PC01-09 | _in_Paraguay.jpeg)
|
United States
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Protector class | Patrol boat | 11t | 1988: LP01-05 1989: LP06-09 | In service (2019)[9] | 1998: one unit discarding.
In service (2019): 8 units. Builder SeaArk Marine, Monticello, USA. |
| Landing crafts | ||||||||
| BD02 | _14,_assigned_to_Assault_Craft_Unit_(ACU)_2,_transports_Sailors,_Soldiers_and_Marines_during_operations_supporting_Joint_Logistics_Over-The-Shore_(JLOTS)_exercises.jpg){kind=spacer}
|
United States
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USN LCM(8) craft | Landing craft | 121t | 1987 | In service (2019)[10] | Builder SeaArk, Monticello, USA. |
| BD04 BD05 BD06 |
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United States
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USN LCM(8) craft | Landing craft | 121t | 1950s | In service (2019)[11] | Commissioned 1996,1996,2010 |
| Auxiliary Ships | ||||||||
| BL01 General Manuel José Arce[1] | United States
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Cactus/Balsam-class | Support vessel | 1038t | 1942 | unknown | Ex-USCGC Madrona. Built as a seagoing buoy tender for the U.S. Coast Guard in 1942. Decommissioned and sold to El Salvador in 2002.[12] | |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "El Salvador". Military Technology World Defence Almanac. Bonn : Wehr & Wissen: 60. 2005. ISSN 0722-3226.
- ↑ "Hazegray.org".
- ↑ "Fuerza Naval de El Salvador Celebra "LXVI" Aniversario" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ↑ "El Salvador".
- ↑ "El Salvador".
- ↑ "El Salvador".
- ↑ "El Salvador".
- ↑ "United States donates Boston Whaler boat to el Salvador's Navy". 19 June 2020.
- ↑ "El Salvador".
- ↑ "El Salvador".
- ↑ "El Salvador".
- ↑ "El Salvador".
