The Navy of El Salvador () is the naval arm of the Armed Forces of El Salvador. The navy was founded on 12 October 1951.
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. 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.
Current fleet Number/nameImageBuilderClassTypeDisplacementYearStatus in NAVYDetails Patrol Ships PM06PM07PM08 Camcraft-type Patrol boat 100t 1975 In service (2019) Builder: Camcraft, Crown Point, USA. PM10 Swiftships 65 ft class Patrol boat 36t 1984 In service (2019) Builder: Swiftships, Morgan City, USA. PM11 Swiftships 77 ft class Patrol boat 48t 1985 In service (2019) Builder: Swiftships, Morgan City, USA. PM12 USCG Point class cutter Patrol boat 69t 1967 In service (2019) Commissioned 2001. Builder: Martinac SB, Tacoma, USA. Coastal Patrol Boats PC01-08 37-foot Boston Whaler Patrol boat In service (2020) 8 donated by US government. Builder: Boston Whaler, USA. PC02-09 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 USN LCM(8) craft Landing craft 121t 1987 In service (2019) Builder: SeaArk, Monticello, USA. BD04BD05BD06 USN LCM(8) craft Landing craft 121t 1950s In service (2019) Commissioned 1996, 1996, and 2010 Auxiliary Ships BL01 General Manuel José Arce Cactus/Balsam-class Support vessel 1038t 1942 sunk Ex-. 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.
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