Chilean Navy
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The Chilean Navy is the naval section of the Chilean Armed Forces.
Quick Facts Chilean Navy ''Armada de Chile'', Active ...
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 |
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