Chilean Navy
| 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 |  |
The Chilean Navy is the naval section of the Chilean Armed Forces.
Gallery
The Naval Combat of Iquique. The Esmeralda versus the Huascar
Battleship Almirante Latorre. 32.000 Tons_at_Pearl_Harbor_on_21_June_2004_(040621-N-5539C-001).jpg)
CS Simpson (SS-21) entering Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 2004
Capitan Prat on the North Sea
Chilean Navy Cougar.jpg)
Chilean frigate Almirante Blanco Encalada (FF-15) at Pearl Harbor, 2006
Related pages
- Military of Chile
References
- ↑ Chile uses its national flag as an ensign.
Other websites
Wikimedia 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)