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Frigate Almirante Riveros

The first "Almirante Riveros" was a destroyer, of 1.964 tons built for Chile in Great Britain in 1913. It was seized for the British, and sunk in action in 1917 at the Battle of Jutland. The second, also a destroyer of 1.829 tons was built in England in 1913. She was transferred to the Chilean...

Missile Frigate Almirante Williams

The frigate "Almirante Williams" (former UK HMS "Sheffield") it's a Type 22, Broadsword class Batch 2 frigate, designed as specialist anti-submarine platform.The ship was built by Swan Hunter Shipbuilders in Tyneside, UK, between 1984 and 1986, commissioned on July 26th of 1988 and was retired...

Training Ship Esmeralda (VI)

The Academy Vessel Esmeralda was bought from Spain. In 1946, the Spanish Navy ordered the construction of a vessel, hull Nº 32, to the Echavarrieta & Larrinaga Yards in order to replace the Academy Vessel Juan Sebastian de Elcano. The construction began in the same year.On August 18, 1947,...

Tug Galvarino (4th)

This ship was built at the slipway 51 of Aukra Bruk Yardships in Norway, for Danish Company Maersk. She was launched in August,1974. Her first port of registration was Skagen.This ship was designed to assist deep water oil rigs. It also has a reinforced hull to sail among ice floes, for what she...

Tug Lautaro (8th)

This is a Veritas-Class ship, built in Norwegian Yardships, identical to R.A.M. Janequeo and Galvarino.According to Resolution C.J.A. (Res.) N 4520/C-1227 Vrs. passed on December 19, 1990, this ship is added to the Chilean Navy from December 21, 1990. Last Modification: 27/01/2009

Coastal Patrol Ship Grumete Samuel Machado

Belongs to the Dabur Class of units designed to perform patrolling in inland and coastal waters.The first units were built in the United States by the end of the sixties during the Vietnam War. Afterwards, the fabrication license was donated to the Israel Navy, where are currently built.The...

General Purpose Vessel Coquimbo

This new ship, which was built at ASMAR Yardships in Talcahuano and added to the Chilean Navy in 2001, as a part of "Danubio Project" which was carried out by the Chilean Navy through ASMAR Yardships in Talcachuano. This project consists of constructing 13 General Service Launches (LSG) to the...

Barge LST 92 Rancagua (3ro)

This is an LST 92 Barge, built to the Chilean Navy by the Industrial Plant at ASMAR in Talcahuano. This unit was built according to French Navy's Batral Class plans, with a prior agreement between Chilean and French governments.She was launched on September 26, 1981.She was named on March 26,...

Barge LST 95 Chacabuco (5th)

This is an LST Barge, built to the Chilean Navy by the Industrial Plant at ASMAR in Talcahuano.She was put on slipway on April 6, 1984 and was launched on August 16, 1985.This unit was built according to French Navy's Batral Class plans, with a prior agreement between Chilean and French...

Missile Craft Guardiamarina Riquelme (4th )

This ship is the former P-S6149 Wolf. She is a Tiger (or S-148) Class cutter, Combattante II type of the German Navy, which was built at the Cherbourg Yardships in France.She was one of the 20 cutters that formed the Fast Launches Flotilla of the German Navy, which operated from the naval bases...

Missile Craft Teniente Orella (4th)

This ship is the former P-S6154 Elster. She is a Tiger (or S-148) Class cutter, Combattante II type of the German Navy, which was built at the Cherbourg Yardships in France.It was one of the 20 cutters that formed the Fast Launches Flotilla of the German Navy, which operated from the naval bases...

Missile Craft Teniente Uribe (3rd)

This cutter was previously called P 6041 Tiger, and was built for the German Navy at the Cherbourg Yardships in France. It was the first 148-type cutter of her class.It was commissioned on October 30, 1972, and served in the German Navy for 26 years.This ship belonged to the 3rd Squadron of Fast...

Missile Craft Angamos(4th)

Launched in 1973, it was a prototype ship of a new class of Missile Cutters for the Israeli Navy. Her design was based on German Lürssen S-143 Cutters.She took part in the Baltim and Latakia battles during the Yom Kippur naval actions, where missiles were first used ever.In 1982 she fought on the...

Missile Craft Casma (3rd)

This Israeli Reshef type Missile Cutter, formerly called Romach (Lance), was first commissioned in 1974.On November 8, 1979, the Chilean National flag was raised on board this ship, which is now called LM.30 Casma. Last Modification: 09/01/2009

Missile Craft Chipana (2nd)

The LM.31 Chipana, a SAAR IV type missile cutter, was built at the Shipyards located in the port of Haifa, Israel in 1973, under the name of INS Keshet (Bow).In October that year, this ship participated in the Yom Kippur War, in which there were combats between missile-equipped units for the...

Scientific Ship Vidal Gormaz (II)

AGOR-60 Vidal Gormaz is the scientific research vessel of the Chilean Navy, built as a USS Robert D. Conrad Class vessel at the Marinette Marine Corp. Yards in the United States.She was commissioned into the US Navy on September 27, 1965 under the name of Thomas Washington.On 1966, she was...

Lighthouse Vessel Ingeniero George Slight Marshall

Former buoy vessel of Dutch construction and English property.This lighthouse vessel was named after the Scottish Engineer, George Slight Marshall, hired by Admiral Jorge Montt Alvarez, who required that more than 70 lighthouses were established along the coast of Chile.Among the works of George...

General Purpose Vessel Contramaestre Micalvi (III)

General Purpose Patrol Ship built at ASMAR (T) commissioned into the Chilean Navy on March 3, 1993, according to the Resolution C.J.A. Nº 4520/519 of January 27, 1993. Last Modification: 09/01/2009

General Purpose Vessel Puerto Natales

LSG Puerto Natales was welcome to the Institution to serve for the XII Region on a ceremony presided over by the Commander in Chief of the III Naval Zone, Rear Admiral Arturo Ojeda Zernott, at noon on February 26th, 2002 at the Fiscal Dock "Arturo Prat".The craft, under the command of First...

Transport AP41 Aquiles

Transport vessel built at ASMAR (T) according to plans provided by the Canadian company Cleaver & Walkingshaw Ltd.Laid down on May 27, 1986; launched and baptized on December 4, 1987.This vessel, the largest one built in Chile by the time of her launching, was officially incorporated to the...

Submarine Simpson (V)

209 Class, Type 1300-L Oceanic Submarine built for the Chilean Navy at Howaldswerke Shipyards in Kiel, Germany since 1980. Her construction was completed in 1984, arriving at Valparaíso on August 31, 1984.Renewed at ASMAR (T) Navy Yards in 1990. Last Modification: 09/01/2009

Submarine Tender Almirante José Toribio Merino Castro

Vessel built at Karlskrona Shipyard, Sweden and incorporated to the Chilean Navy Fleet on February 7, 1997 according to the Resolution C.J.A. Nº 4520/12, dated March 12, 1997. Departed from Sweden on March 24, 1997 and arrived at Valparaíso, Chile on May 4, 1997.Originally designed as miner and...

Coastal Patrol Ship Grumete Luciano Bolados (II)

Vessel built in 1990 in Israel on aluminum framework. Arrived at Iquique on December 26, 1990 aboard the motor ship Walshorn.She was commissioned into the Chilean Navy on January 3, 1991, according to the Resolution C.J.A. No 4520/C-1287 Vrs. of November 19, 1990.Units specially designed to...

Coastal Patrol Ship Grumete Manuel Hudson

Belongs to the Dabur Class of units designed to perform patrolling in inland and coastal waters.The first units were built in the United States by the end of the sixties during the Vietnam War. Afterwards, the fabrication license was donated to the Israel Navy, where are currently built.The...

Coastal Patrol Ship Grumete Venancio Díaz (III)

Dabur Class vessel built in 1990 in Israel on aluminum framework. Arrived at Iquique on December 26, 1990 aboard the motor ship Walshorn.She was commissioned into the Chilean Navy on January 3, 1991 according to the Resolution C.J.A. No 4520/C-1287 Vrs. of November 19, 1990.Vessel specially...

Coastal Patrol Ship Grumete Juan Bravo

Built in 1990 in Israel on aluminum framework. Arrived at Iquique on December 26, 1990 aboard the motor ship Walshorn.She was commissioned into the Chilean Navy on January 3, 1991 according to the Resolution C.J.A. No 4520/C-1287 Vrs. of November 19, 1990.Vessel specially designed to perform...

Coastal Patrol Ship Grumete Santiago Salinas

Built in Israel on aluminum framework. Arrived at Iquique on December 26, 1990 aboard the motor ship Walshorn.She was commissioned into the Chilean Navy on January 3, 1991 according to the Resolution C.J.A N 4520/C-1287 Vrs. of November 19, 1990.Vessel specially designed to perform duties of...

Coastal Patrol Ship Grumete Rudecindo Troncoso

Belongs to the Dabur Class of units designed to perform patrolling in inland and coastal waters.The first ones were built in the United States by the end of the sixties during the Vietnam War. Afterwards, the fabrication license was donated to the Israeli Navy, where are currently built.The...

Hydrographic Service Patrol Corneta Cabrales (II)

General Service patrol boat built at ASMAR (T), under the conditions of the Taitao Project.The PSG Corneta Cabrales was commissioned into the Chilean Navy on August 29, 1996 according to the Resolution C.J.A. Nº 4520/8, June 8, 1996.She was refitted to serve as Patrol Boat for the Hydrographic...

General Purpose Vessel Aspirante Isaza (II)

General Service Patrol Boat built at ASMAR (T) and commissioned into the Chilean Navy on May 31, 1994, according to the Resolution C.J.A. Nº 4520/5 of May 27, 1994. Last Modification: 09/01/2009

Barge Valdivia (7th)

Her name recalls the heroic deed carried out by Admiral Lord Thomas Alexander Cochrane on February 3, 1820 when, with only two ships, the brigantine Intrépido and the schooner Moctezuma, 350 men commanded by Naval Artillery Commander Guillermo Miller disembarked in Corral Bay, taking over all the...

Icebreaker Contraalmirante Oscar Viel Toro

Vessel built at Vickers Armstrong Yards in Montreal, Canada and then bought from the Canadian Navy.On December 20, 1994 the national flag is raised at Esquimalt Shipyards, Victoria, Canada.She was commissioned into the Chilean Navy on January 14, 1995 according to the Resolution C.J.A. Nº 4520/9...

Ocean Patrol Vessel Piloto Pardo

The building of this unit, framed within the Danube IV Project, began in november 2006, and was christened on june 14th, 2007. This patrol vessel has a total of 1.728 tons of displacement, being its base port Talcahuano. It is habilitated to function along the complete coast of the country,...

General Purpose Vessel Hallef

She is a Pilot's Station Launch (LEP) built by ASMAR Talcahuano to the General Directorate of Maritime Territory and Merchant Navy.The Construction Contract was signed in December, 1987. F.B.M. Marine Ltd., a ship design company; and material, equipment and services supplier, was involved in her...

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