| Salvadoran Navy | |
|---|---|
| Fuerza Naval de El Salvador | |
 | |
| Founded | 1912 (original) 12 October 1951 |
| Country |  El Salvador |
| Branch | Navy |
| Type | Naval warfare |
| Size | 2,000 personnel[1] |
| Part of | Armed Forces of El Salvador |
| Motto(s) | "Patria, Lealtad y Valor" ("Homeland, Loyalty and Valor (Courage)") |
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]
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/name | Image | Builder | Class | Type | Displacement | Year | Status in NAVY | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrol Ships | ||||||||
| PM06 PM07 PM08 |  |  United States | Camcraft-type | Patrol boat | 100t | 1975 | In service (2019) | Builder: Camcraft, Crown Point, USA. |
| PM10 | United States | Swiftships 65 ft class | Patrol boat | 36t | 1984 | In service (2019) | Builder: Swiftships, Morgan City, USA. | |
| PM11 |  | United States | Swiftships 77 ft class | Patrol boat | 48t | 1985 | In service (2019) | Builder: Swiftships, Morgan City, USA. |
| PM12 |  | United States | USCG Point class cutter | Patrol boat | 69t | 1967 | In service (2019) | Commissioned 2001. Builder: Martinac SB, Tacoma, USA. |
| PM13 | ||||||||
| PM15 | ||||||||
| Coastal Patrol Boats | ||||||||
 | United States | 37-foot Boston Whaler | Patrol boat | In service (2020)[5] | 8 donated by US government.
Builder: Boston Whaler, USA. | |||
| PC01-09 | _in_Paraguay.jpeg.webp) | United States | Protector class | Patrol boat | 11t | 1988: LP01-05 1989: LP06-09 | In service (2019) | 1998: one unit discarding.
In service (2019): 8 units. Builder: SeaArk Marine, Monticello, USA. |
| Landing crafts | ||||||||
| BD02 | _14%252C_assigned_to_Assault_Craft_Unit_(ACU)_2%252C_transports_Sailors%252C_Soldiers_and_Marines_during_operations_supporting_Joint_Logistics_Over-The-Shore_(JLOTS)_exercises.jpg.webp){kind=spacer} | United States | USN LCM(8) craft | Landing craft | 121t | 1987 | In service (2019) | Builder: SeaArk, Monticello, USA. |
| BD04 BD05 BD06 |  | United States | USN LCM(8) craft | Landing craft | 121t | 1950s | In service (2019) | Commissioned 1996, 1996, and 2010 |
| Auxiliary Ships | ||||||||
| BL01 General Manuel José Arce[6] |  | United States | Cactus/Balsam-class | Support vessel | 1038t | 1942 | sunk | 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. |
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
- ↑ International Institute for Strategic Studies (25 February 2021). The Military Balance 2021. London: Routledge. p. 413. ISBN 9781032012278.
- ↑ "Fuerza Naval de El Salvador Celebra "LXVI" Aniversario" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ↑ "Country-Data.com".
- 1 2 "Hazegray.org".
- ↑ "United States donates Boston Whaler boat to El Salvador's Navy". sv.usembassy.gov. 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ↑ "El Salvador". Military Technology World Defence Almanac. Bonn : Wehr & Wissen: 60. 2005. ISSN 0722-3226.