Salvadoran Navy

The Salvadoran Navy or Navy of El Salvador (in Spanish: Fuerza Naval de El Salvador) is a branch of the Salvadoran Army, it was founded on October 12, 1951.

It has participated in two Important Conflicts, the Football War and the Salvadoran Civil War, currently the Navy is dedicated to the protection of the Coasts and Fisheries.

 Current Fleet 

Number/nameImageBuilderClassTypeDisplacementYearStatus in NAVYDetailsPatrol ShipsPM06PM07PM08Camcraft-typePatrol boat100t1975In service (2019)Builder Camcraft, Crown Point, USA.PM10Swiftships 65ft classPatrol boat36t1984In service (2019)Builder Swiftships, Morgan City, USA.PM11150x150pxSwiftships 77ft classPatrol boat48t1985In service (2019)Builder Swiftships, Morgan City, USA.PM12150x150pxUSCG Point class cutterPatrol boat69t1967In service (2019)Commissioned 2001. Builder Martinac SB, Tacoma, USA.PM13PM15Coastal Patrol Boats150x150px37-foot Boston WhalerPatrol boatIn service (2020)Donates 8 units government of US.
Builder Boston Whaler boats, USA.PC01-09150x150pxProtector classPatrol boat11t1988: LP01-05 1989: LP06-09In service (2019)1998: one unit discarding.
In service (2019): 8 units. Builder SeaArk Marine, Monticello, USA.Landing craftsBD02150x150pxUSN LCM(8) craftLanding craft121t1987In service (2019)Builder SeaArk, Monticello, USA.BD04BD05BD06150x150pxUSN LCM(8) craftLanding craft121t1950sIn service (2019)Commissioned 1996,1996,2010Auxiliary ShipsBL01 General Manuel José ArceCactus/Balsam-classSupport vessel1038t1942unknownEx-. Built as a seagoing buoy tender for the U.S. Coast Guard in 1942.  Decommissioned and sold to El Salvador in 2002.

 References 

 Other websites 

 www.fas.gob.sv
 Historia de la Fuerza Naval de El Salvador
 Centro de Educación e Instrucción Naval CEIN
 Diario de Hoy Aniversario de la Fuerza Naval

Category:Navies
Category:1951 establishments
Category:El Salvador