List of active ships of the Chilean Navy
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The list of active ships of the Chilean Navy is a list of the ships that are currently in service in the Chilean Navy. The navy has several naval units that allow it to offer the Chilean State a naval power and an effective maritime service, to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity, maintain the security of the nation and support national interests in any place.
Summary and method
The Chilean Navy currently has 133 active vessels. The following summary of the Chilean ships has been taken from the official website of the navy and also from other references added in the article.
According to the type or specialty of the ship they are:
- 4 attack submarines (SSK)
- 8 frigates
- 3 missile boats
- 94 patrols
- 5 transports and amphibious ships (and 3 small support barges)
- 2 replenishments (AO)
- 2 research vessels (and 2 support research boats)
- 1 Rescue and salvage vessel
- 1 Medical-dental patrol vessel
- 2 tugboats
- 4 ferries
- 1 training ship
- 1 historical relic (nominal ship)
In the tables, the different ships are grouped according to their class. The tables begin with the class of the ships and name of the ships, followed by its hull classification symbol and pennant number (No.), year of commission (Comm.), displacement, type, builder (indicating the place if possible), and note (ship references). The ship classes (and those without a class) with the largest displacement appear first in the list, sorted by year of commissioning.
In the event that a ship has been previously used by another navy or by a private naval company, the year of original commissioning will also be taken. The spaces in the table where the information is unknown or does not exist will bear the following symbol (—).
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Active ships
Submarines
Class | Boat | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Type | Builder | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scorpène class | O'Higgins | SS-23 | 2005 | 1,564 t surface/ 1,711 t submerged |
Attack submarine | DCNS, Cherbourg, FR/ Bazán, Cartagena, ES |
[1] |
Carrera | SS-22 | 2006 | [2] | ||||
Thomson class (Type 209/1400-L) |
Thomson | SS-20 | 1984 | 1,260 t surface/ 1,390 t submerged |
Attack submarine | HDW, Kiel, DE | [3] |
Simpson | SS-21 | 1984 | [4] |
Frigates
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Type | Builder | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 22 Batch 2 (Boxer class) |
Almirante Williams (Flagship) | FF-19 | 2003 (UK:1988) | 4,900 t | Multipurpose frigate | Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, UK | [5] |
Adelaide class | Almirante Latorre | FFG-14 | 2020 (AU:1992) | 4,267 t | Anti-aircraft frigate | AMECON, Williamstown, AU | [6] |
Capitán Prat | FFG-11 | 2020 (AU:1993) | [7] | ||||
Type 23 (Duke class) |
Almirante Cochrane | FF-05 | 2006 (UK:1990) | 4,200 t | Anti-submarine frigate | Yarrows, Scotstoun, UK | [8] |
Almirante Lynch | FF-07 | 2007 (UK:1997) | [9] | ||||
Almirante Condell | FF-06 | 2008 (UK:1991) | Swan Hunter, Wallsend, UK | [10] | |||
Karel Doorman class (M class) |
Almirante Blanco Encalada | FF-15 | 2005 (NL:1993) | 3,340 t | Multipurpose frigate | Damen, Vlissingen, NL | [11] |
Almirante Riveros | FF-18 | 2007 (NL:1991) | [12] |
Fast attack boats
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Type | Builder | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sa'ar 4 class (Reshef class) |
Casma | LM-30 | 1979 (IL:1974) | 450 t | Missile boat | Israel Shipyards, Haifa, IL | [13] |
Chipana | LM-31 | 1980 (IL:1973) | [14] | ||||
Angamos | LM-34 | 1997 (IL:1973) | [15] |
Patrols
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Type | Builder | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OPV-80 class | Piloto Pardo | OPV-81 | 2007 | 1,728 t to 1,810 t (variable per unit) | Offshore patrol vessel | ASMAR, Talcahuano, CL | [16] |
Comandante Toro | OPV-82 | 2008 | [17] | ||||
Marinero Fuentealba | OPV-83 | 2014 | [18] | ||||
Cabo Odger | OPV-84 | 2017 | [19] | ||||
Taitao class | Contramaestre Micalvi | PSG-71 | 1993 | 510 t to 533 t (variable per unit) | Coastal patrol vessel | ASMAR, Talcahuano, CL | [20] |
Contramaestre Ortiz | PSG-72 | 1993 | [21] | ||||
Aspirante Isaza | PSG-73 | 1994 | [22] | ||||
Piloto Sibbald | PSG-78 | 1996 | [23] | ||||
Protector class | Aysén | LSG-1609 | 1999 | 110 t to 125 t (variable per unit) | Coastal patrol boat | ASMAR, Talcahuano, CL | [24] |
Corral | LSG-1610 | 2000 | [25] | ||||
Concepción | LSG-1611 | 2000 | [26] | ||||
San Antonio | LSG-1613 | 2000 | [27] | ||||
Caldera | LSG-1612 | 2001 | [28] | ||||
Antofagasta | LSG-1614 | 2001 | [29] | ||||
Arica | LSG-1615 | 2001 | [30] | ||||
Coquimbo | LSG-1616 | 2001 | [31] | ||||
Puerto Natales | LSG-1617 | 2001 | [32] | ||||
Valparaíso | LSG-1618 | 2002 | [33] | ||||
Punta Arenas | LSG-1619 | 2002 | [34] | ||||
Talcahuano | LSG-1620 | 2002 | [35] | ||||
Quintero | LSG-1621 | 2003 | [36] | ||||
Chiloé | LSG-1622 | 2003 | [37] | ||||
Puerto Montt | LSG-1623 | 2003 | [38] | ||||
Iquique | LSG-1624 | 2004 | [39] | ||||
— | Ona | LSG-1625 | 2011 (Private:1992) | 110 t | Coastal patrol boat | Asenav, Valdivia, CL | [40] |
— | Alacalufe | LSG-1603 | 1989 | 107 t | Coastal patrol boat | ASMAR, Punta Arenas, CL | [41] |
Hallef | LSG-1604 | 1989 | ASMAR, Talcahuano, CL | [42] | |||
Dabur class | Grumete Díaz | LPC-1814 | 1990 (IL:1970) | 40 t | Coastal patrol boat | Sewart Seacraft, US/ IAI, IL |
[43][44] |
Grumete Salinas | LPC-1816 | 1991 (IL:1970) | [45][44] | ||||
Grumete Machado | LPC-1820 | 1995 (IL:?) | [46][44] | ||||
Grumete Hudson | LPC-1823 | 1995 (IL:?) | [47][44] | ||||
— | Pelluhue | LSR-1703 | 2001 (US:?) | 17,9 t | Coastal patrol boat | Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, US | [48] |
Arauco | LSR-1704 | 2001 (US:?) | |||||
Chacao | LSR-1705 | 2001 (US:?) | |||||
Queitao | LSR-1706 | 2001 (US:?) | |||||
Guaiteca | LSR-1707 | 2001 (US:?) | |||||
Curaumilla | LSR-1708 | 2001 (US:?) |
In addition to the naval units in this table, the navy has patrol boats that have no names and are identified only by their pennant number. These are:
- 26 Archangel class patrol boats (Type LPM and LSR) and 16 Defender class patrol boats (Type PM) of the US company SAFE Boats International were acquired between 2006 and 2014, according to the Rhin-Sar project.[49][50]
- Another 15 Defender class patrol boats were acquired between 2018 and 2020 from the same company, according to the Rhin II Lacustre project.[50]
Transports and amphibious ships
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Type | Builder | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foudre class | Sargento Aldea | LSDH-91 | 2011 (FR:1990) | 12,000 t | LPD | DCNS, Brest, FR | [51] |
— | Aquiles | AP-41 | 1988 | 4,760 t | Troopship | ASMAR, Talcahuano, CL | [52] |
BATRAL class | Rancagua | LST-92 | 1983 | 1,409 t | LST | ASMAR, Talcahuano, CL | [53] |
Chacabuco | LST-95 | 1986 | [54] | ||||
Orompello class | Elicura | LSM-90 | 1968 | 780 t | LSM | ASMAR, Talcahuano, CL | [55] |
There are also three small support barges that were purchased from France in 2011 together with the LPD. These are the LCU Canave of the CDIC class and the LCM Reyes and Fuentes of the CTM class.[56]
Replenishment vessels
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Type | Builder | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry J. Kaiser class | Almirante Montt | AO-52 | 2010 (US:1987) | 42,000 t | oil supply ship | Avondale Shipyard, New Orleans, US | [57] |
— | Araucano | AO-53 | 2010 (Private:1984) | 26,000 t | oil supply ship | Uddevallavarvet shipyard, SE | [58] |
Research vessels
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Type | Builder | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | Cabo de Hornos | AGS-61 | 2013 | 3,068 t | Oceanographic vessel | ASMAR, Talcahuano, CL | [59][60] |
Taitao class | Corneta Cabrales | PSH-77 | 1996 | 532 t | Hydrographic patrol vessel | ASMAR, Talcahuano, CL | [61] |
There are also two hydrographic support boats to carry out work in shallow waters. The boat Albatros LH-01, acquired in 2008, and a Defender class boat, acquired in 2015, and identified by pennant number LH-02.[62][63]
Rescue vessel
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Type | Builder | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | Ingeniero Slight | BRS-63 | 1997 (Private:1978) | 1,210 t | Rescue and salvage vessel | Pattje Scheepswerf shipyard, NL | [64][65] |
Medical patrol vessel
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Type | Builder | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taitao class | Cirujano Videla | PMD-74 | 1994 | 530 t | Medical-dental patrol vessel | ASMAR, Talcahuano, CL | [66] |
Fleet tugs
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Type | Builder | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | Janequeo | ATF-65 | 2021 | 2,500 t | AHTSV | Larsen & Toubro Shipbuilding, IN | [67][68] |
Veritas class | Galvarino | ATF-66 | 1987 (Private:1974) | 1,800 t | Tugboat | Aukra Bruk shipyard, NO | [69] |
Ferries
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Type | Builder | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | Grumete Pérez | YFB-116 | 1974 | 165 t | Ferry | ASMAR, Talcahuano, CL | [70] |
— | Buzo Sobenes | YFB-113 | 2013 (Private:1991) | 147 t | Catamaran | Asenav, Valdivia, CL | [71] |
— | Grumete Luciano Bolados | YFB-112 | 2016 (Private:1994) | 145 t | Catamaran | Asenav, Valdivia, CL | [72] |
— | Guardián Brito | BSG-118 | 2010 | — | Small barge | Built in Coronel, CL | [73] |
Training ship
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Type | Builder | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Juan Sebastián Elcano class | Esmeralda | BE-43 | 1954 | 3,673 t | Barquentine tall ship | Echavarrieta y Larrinaga Shipyard/Cádiz S.A Shipyard, ES | [74] |
Historical relic
Class | Ship | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Type | Builder | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | RH Huáscar | — | 1879/1934[Note 1] (PE:1866) | 1,180 t | Ironclad turret ship | Laird Brothers, Birkenhead, UK | [75] |
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Source: "List of active ships of the Chilean Navy", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 15th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_ships_of_the_Chilean_Navy.
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Footnotes
- ^ On 8 October 1879, during the naval campaign of the War of the Pacific, the Peruvian Huáscar was captured in the battle of Angamos, after which he served in the Chilean Navy. In 1934, she was converted into a historical relic and flagship of the commander of the Second Naval Zone based in Talcahuano.[75]
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- ^ "YFB-116 Gte. Pérez". Armada de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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- Bravo Valdivieso, Germán (2006). "Buques de la Armada construidos en Chile" (PDF). Academia de Historia Naval y Marítima de Chile (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile.
External links
- Armada de Chile — Unidades Navales (armada.cl) (in Spanish)
- Chilean Navy — Chilean Navy’s Units (armada.cl)
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