Navy of El Salvador

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Salvadoran Navy
Fuerza Naval de El Salvador
Salvadoran Navy Seal.svg
Founded1912 (original)
12 October 1951
CountryFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Branch Navy
TypeNaval warfare
Size2,000 personnel [1]
Part of Armed Forces of El Salvador
Motto(s)"Patria, Lealtad y Valor" ("Homeland, Loyalty and Valor (Courage)")
Commanders
Commander-in-ChiefFlag of El Salvador.svg President Nayib Bukele
Minister of National Defense Flag of the Armed Forces of El Salvador.svg Vice Admiral René Merino Monroy
Chief of the Army StaffFlag of the Navy of El Salvador.svg Vice Admiral Exón Oswaldo Ascencio Albeño
Insignia
Flag Flag of the Navy of El Salvador.svg

The Navy of El Salvador (Spanish : Fuerza Naval de El Salvador) is the naval arm of the Armed Forces of El Salvador. The navy was founded on 12 October 1951. [2]

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Built around craft and duties absorbed from the Salvadoran Coast Guard, the navy is primarily composed of patrol boats tasked with coastal patrol and fishery protection. [3] The current fleet is made up of three Camcraft-type patrol boats originally built in the United States for use as oilfield crew boats. New patrol boats have been ordered from Chile to replace or supplement the current, aging ships. [4]


Current fleet

Number/nameImageBuilderClassTypeDisplacementYearStatus in NAVYDetails
Patrol Ships
PM06
PM07
PM08		 Southern Partnership Station 2010 DVIDS292894.jpg Flag of the United States.svg  United States Camcraft-typePatrol boat100t1975In service (2019)Builder: Camcraft, Crown Point, USA.
PM10Flag of the United States.svg  United States Swiftships 65 ft classPatrol boat36t1984In service (2019)Builder: Swiftships, Morgan City, USA.
PM11 Iraqi patrol boat P-311 - 160815-N-GP524-465.jpg Flag of the United States.svg  United States Swiftships 77 ft classPatrol boat48t1985In service (2019)Builder: Swiftships, Morgan City, USA.
PM12 USCGC Point Evans.jpg Flag of the United States.svg  United States USCG Point class cutterPatrol boat69t1967In service (2019)Commissioned 2001. Builder: Martinac SB, Tacoma, USA.
Coastal Patrol Boats
PC01-08 Lanchas 01.jpg Flag of the United States.svg  United States 37-foot Boston WhalerPatrol boatIn service (2020) [5] 8 donated by US government.

Builder: Boston Whaler, USA.

PC02-09 USMC Riverine Assault Craft (RAC) in Paraguay.jpeg Flag of the United States.svg  United States Protector classPatrol boat11t1988: LP01-05 1989: LP06-09In service (2019)1998: one unit discarding.

In service (2019): 8 units. Builder: SeaArk Marine, Monticello, USA.

Landing crafts
BD02 US Navy 090615-N-6676S-456 Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) 14, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 2, transports Sailors, Soldiers and Marines during operations supporting Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore (JLOTS) exercises.jpg Flag of the United States.svg  United States USN LCM(8) craftLanding craft121t1987In service (2019)Builder: SeaArk, Monticello, USA.
BD04
BD05
BD06		 Lcm-8 1972.jpg Flag of the United States.svg  United States USN LCM(8) craftLanding craft121t1950sIn service (2019)Commissioned 1996, 1996, and 2010
Auxiliary Ships
BL01 General Manuel José Arce [6] Wagl302madrona1961.jpg Flag of the United States.svg  United States Cactus/Balsam-class Support vessel1038t1942sunkEx-USCGC Madrona. Built as a seagoing buoy tender for the U.S. Coast Guard in 1942. Decommissioned and sold to El Salvador in 2002.

Future fleet

Two (possibly three) new patrol boats have been ordered from Chile. They will be slightly larger than the current patrol boats with a displacement of 107 tons, measure 32.7 x 6.7 x 2.1 meters, and have a crew of 14. They will also be slightly slower with a top speed of 18 knots. Armament will be 1 x 20mm gun, and one 12.7mm machine gun. [4]

Reference on this ship characteristics https://www.armada.cl/unidades-navales/superficie/patrulleros-clase-protector/lsg-1603-alacalufe

References

  1. ↑ International Institute for Strategic Studies (25 February 2021). The Military Balance 2021. London: Routledge. p. 413. ISBN   9781032012278.
  2. ↑ "Fuerza Naval de El Salvador Celebra "LXVI" Aniversario" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Country-Data.com".
  4. 1 2 "Hazegray.org".
  5. ↑ "United States donates Boston Whaler boat to El Salvador's Navy". sv.usembassy.gov. 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  6. ↑ "El Salvador". Military Technology World Defence Almanac. Bonn : Wehr & Wissen: 60. 2005. ISSN   0722-3226.


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