Chilean Navy
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| Chilean Navy ''Armada de Chile'' |
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 Coat of arms of the Chilean Navy |
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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 | Vencer o Morir ("Conquer or Die") |
| Anniversaries | 21 May, Día de las Glorias Navales (Navy Day) |
| Battles/wars | 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.
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Gallery [change]
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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
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Type 23 frigates
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Type M frigates
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Type L frigates
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Type 22 frigates
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Chilean Navy |
- Chilean Navy - Official website (Spanish) (English)
- Organic structure of the Chilean Navy (Spanish)
