Chilean Navy | |
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Armada de Chile | |
Founded | 1817 |
Country | Chile |
Type | Navy |
Role | Naval warfare |
Size | 25,000 personnel 133 vessels (see list) |
Part of | Chilean Armed Forces |
Headquarters | Edificio Armada de Chile Valparaiso |
Motto(s) | Vencer o Morir ("Victory or Death") |
Colors | Navy blue White |
March | Brazas a ceñir (English: "Braces to be close-hauled")[1] |
Anniversaries | 21 May, Día de las Glorias Navales (Navy Day) |
Engagements | Chilean War of Independence Peruvian War of Independence War of the Confederation Chincha Islands War War of the Pacific Panama Crisis of 1885 1891 Chilean Civil War Itata incident Chilean naval mutiny of 1931 World War II 1973 Chilean coup d'état Beagle Conflict |
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Commander-in-Chief of the Navy | Admiral Juan Andrés de la Maza Larrain |
Notable commanders | Lord Thomas Cochrane Robert Winthrop Simpson Manuel Blanco Encalada Juan José Latorre Arturo Prat Carlos Condell Patricio Lynch Jorge Montt John Williams Wilson Juan Williams Rebolledo José Toribio Merino |
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Chilean Navy of the Chilean Armed Forces |
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The Chilean Navy (Spanish: Armada de Chile) is the naval warfare service branch of the Chilean Armed Forces. It is under the Ministry of National Defense. Its headquarters are at Edificio Armada de Chile, Valparaiso.
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