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| PM06<br>PM07<br>PM08 ||[[File:Southern Partnership Station 2010 DVIDS292894.jpg|150px]]|| {{Flag|United States}} || Camcraft-type || Patrol boat || 100t || 1975 || In service (2019) || Builder Camcraft, Crown Point, USA.
| PM06<br>PM07<br>PM08 ||[[File:Southern Partnership Station 2010 DVIDS292894.jpg|150px]]|| {{Flag|United States}} || Camcraft-type || Patrol boat || 100t || 1975 || In service (2019) || Builder: Camcraft, Crown Point, USA.
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| PM10|||| {{Flag|United States}} || Swiftships 65ft class || Patrol boat || 36t || 1984 || In service (2019) || Builder Swiftships, Morgan City, USA.
| PM10|||| {{Flag|United States}} || Swiftships 65ft class || Patrol boat || 36t || 1984 || In service (2019) || Builder: Swiftships, Morgan City, USA.
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| PM11||[[File:160815-N-GP524-465.jpg|150px]]|| {{Flag|United States}} || Swiftships 77ft class || Patrol boat || 48t || 1985 || In service (2019) || Builder Swiftships, Morgan City, USA.
| PM11||[[File:160815-N-GP524-465.jpg|150px]]|| {{Flag|United States}} || Swiftships 77ft class || Patrol boat || 48t || 1985 || In service (2019) || Builder: Swiftships, Morgan City, USA.
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| PM12||[[File:USCGC Point Evans.jpg|150px]]|| {{Flag|United States}} || USCG Point class cutter || Patrol boat || 69t || 1967 || In service (2019) || Commissioned 2001. Builder Martinac SB, Tacoma, USA.
| PM12||[[File:USCGC Point Evans.jpg|150px]]|| {{Flag|United States}} || USCG Point class cutter || Patrol boat || 69t || 1967 || In service (2019) || Commissioned 2001. Builder: Martinac SB, Tacoma, USA.
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| BD02||[[File:US Navy 090615-N-6676S-456 Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) 14, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 2, transports Sailors, Soldiers and Marines during operations supporting Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore (JLOTS) exercises.jpg|150px]]|| {{Flag|United States}} || USN LCM(8) craft || Landing craft || 121t || 1987 || In service (2019) || Builder: SeaArk, Monticello, USA.
| BD02||[[File:US Navy 090615-N-6676S-456 Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) 14, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 2, transports Sailors, Soldiers and Marines during operations supporting Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore (JLOTS) exercises.jpg|150px]]|| {{Flag|United States}} || USN LCM(8) craft || Landing craft || 121t || 1987 || In service (2019) || Builder: SeaArk, Monticello, USA.
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| BD04<br>BD05<br>BD06 ||[[File:Lcm-8 1972.jpg|150px]]|| {{Flag|United States}} || USN LCM(8) craft || Landing craft || 121t || 1950s || In service (2019) || Commissioned 1996,1996,2010
| BD04<br>BD05<br>BD06 ||[[File:Lcm-8 1972.jpg|150px]]|| {{Flag|United States}} || USN LCM(8) craft || Landing craft || 121t || 1950s || In service (2019) || Commissioned 1996, 1996, and 2010
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! colspan="9" | Auxiliary Ships
! colspan="9" | Auxiliary Ships

Revision as of 09:56, 2 August 2023

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)")

The Navy of El Salvador (Template:Lang-es) 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

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 States Camcraft-type Patrol boat 100t 1975 In service (2019) Builder: Camcraft, Crown Point, USA.
PM10  United States Swiftships 65ft class Patrol boat 36t 1984 In service (2019) Builder: Swiftships, Morgan City, USA.
PM11  United States Swiftships 77ft 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  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  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]

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. ^ a b "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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