page_title: National Navy of Uruguay
section_title: Organization
hierarchical_section_title: National Navy of Uruguay / Organization
caption_attribution_description: Jerarquias de las FF.AA. de Uruguay (Ranks of the Armed Forces of Uruguay; presumably in the order Navy, Air Force, Army, &amp; National Police)
context_page_description: The National Navy of Uruguay is a branch of the Armed Forces of Uruguay under the direction of the Ministry of National Defense and the commander in chief of the Navy.
context_section_description: The National Navy is composed of about 5,700 personnel organized principally into four commands, each with its distinctive color for official functions.
  The General Corps (Cuerpo General or CG) under the administration of Fleet Command (Color: Black)
  The Coastal Corps (Cuerpo de Prefectura or CP) under the administration of the Coast Guard (Color: Gray)
  The Corps of Mechanical & Electrical Engineers (Cuerpo de Ingenieros de Máquinas y Electricidad or CIME) under the administration of the General Directorate of Naval Materiel (Color: Blue)
  The Corps of Provision & Administration (Cuerpo de Aprovisionamiento y Administración or CAA) under the administration of the General Directorate of Personnel (Color: White)
  In addition, there are two General Services Corps (Servicios Generales or SS.GG.)
  The Auxiliary Corps (Cuerpo Auxiliar or CA) (Color: Purple) and
  The Specialists Corps (Cuerpo Especialista or CE) (Color: Green)
  and the Naval Academy (Escuela Naval or ESNAL).
  The National Navy also includes the Uruguayan Marine Corps and the National Naval Aviation Command.
  The service is divided into four main sections: 
  Fleet Command (Comando de la Flota or COMFLO),
  Coast Guard (Prefectura Nacional Naval or PRENA),
  Materiel Directorate (Dirección General de Material Naval or DIMAT), and
  Personnel Directorate (Dirección General de Personal Naval or DIPER).
  The Fleet Command is in charge of most of the actual ships of the fleet, the marines, and the naval aviation bases and aircraft. The Coast Guard administers the modest Uruguayan merchant marine and naval registry. The Naval Materiel Directorate preserves and repairs naval equipment, in addition to administering the fleet arsenal and directing hydrological and meteorological study. The Personnel Directorate is concerned with human resources and particularly the administration of the Uruguayan Naval Academy.
  In addition, the Fleet General Staff (Estado Mayor General de la Armada  or ESMAY) assists the admiral in his administration. It oversees naval intelligence, strategic and tactical planning, logistics, liaison, and political lobbying on the Navy's behalf.
caption: Ranks of the Uruguayan Armed Forces (Naval ranks at far left)
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