Navy of El Salvador

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]

Salvadoran Navy
Fuerza Naval de El Salvador
Founded1912 (original)
12 October 1951
Country El Salvador
BranchNavy
TypeNaval warfare
Size2,000 personnel[1]
Part ofArmed Forces of El Salvador
Motto(s)"Patria, Lealtad y Valor" ("Homeland, Loyalty and Valor (Courage)")

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
Class overview
NameCamcraft-type small patrol boat
Preceded byN/A (British built patrol boats, retired in 1981)
Succeeded byNew Small Patrol Boat
Planned21,000
Completed15,000
Active200,021
General characteristics
TypePatrol Boat
Displacement100 tons
Length30.5m
Beam6.4m
Draught1.5m
Propulsion3 diesel engines, 1,200 bhp
Speed25 knots
Complement10
Armament
  • 1 × 81mm mortar
  • 2 × 12.7mm MG (GC7, GC8)
  • 1 × 20mm gun (GC6)
NotesOilfield crew boats converted to patrol boats.
Number/name Image Builder Class Type Displacement Year Status in NAVY Details
Patrol Ships
PM06
PM07
PM08		 United StatesCamcraft-typePatrol boat100t1975In service (2019)Builder Camcraft, Crown Point, USA.
PM10 United StatesSwiftships 65ft classPatrol boat36t1984In service (2019)Builder Swiftships, Morgan City, USA.
PM11 United StatesSwiftships 77ft classPatrol boat48t1985In service (2019)Builder Swiftships, Morgan City, USA.
PM12 United StatesUSCG Point class cutterPatrol boat69t1967In service (2019)Commissioned 2001. Builder Martinac SB, Tacoma, USA.
PM13
PM15
Coastal Patrol Boats
 United States37-foot Boston WhalerPatrol boatIn service (2020)[5]Donates 8 units government of US.

Builder Boston Whaler boats, USA.

PC01-09 United StatesProtector 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 United StatesUSN LCM(8) craftLanding craft121t1987In service (2019)Builder SeaArk, Monticello, USA.
BD04
BD05
BD06		 United StatesUSN LCM(8) craftLanding craft121t1950sIn service (2019)Commissioned 1996,1996,2010
Auxiliary Ships
BL01 General Manuel José Arce[6] United StatesCactus/Balsam-classSupport 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]

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. "Hazegray.org".
  5. {{cite web|url=https://sv.usembassy.gov/united-states-donates-boston-whaler-boat-to-el-salvadors-navy/
  6. "El Salvador". Military Technology World Defence Almanac. Bonn : Wehr & Wissen: 60. 2005. ISSN 0722-3226.


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