- Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela
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Bolivarian National Armada of Venezuela
Armada Nacional Bolivariana de Venezuela
Active 1811 - Present Country 
VenezuelaBranch Navy of Venezuela Patron Virgen del Valle Motto Navegare necesse, vivere non necesse (Latin: Sailing is necessary, but living is not.)
Engagements Venezuelan War of Independence
Battle of Lake MaracaiboCommanders Notable
commandersJosé Prudencio Padilla
Luis BriónThe navy of Venezuela is officially called the Bolivarian National Armada of Venezuela (Spanish: Armada Nacional Bolivariana de Venezuela).
It serves the purpose of defending the naval sovereignty of the country, including inland, fluvial security, it also serves to prevent illegal activities in the Venezuelan borders and contributes with international organisms to safeguard international waters from criminal activities.
Contents
History
Pre-World War 1
USS Isla de Cuba was a former Spanish Navy second-class protected cruiser of the same name, captured by and commissioned into the United States Navy as a gunboat.[citation needed]
Joint Exercises
In September, 2008, the Russian Navy's nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, accompanied by three other ships of Russia's Northern Fleet, sailed from its base in Severomorsk on a cruise to the Caribbean Sea for a joint exercise with the Venezuelan Navy. This action represented the first major Russian power projection in that region since the end of the Cold War.[1][2] The fleet of ships, headed by the nuclear-powered Pyotr Velikiy, set off from its base at Severomorsk in the Arctic on Monday, September 22. Russian Navy spokesman Igor Dygalo told the AFP news agency, "It's the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser Peter the Great, the anti-submarine warship Admiral Chebanenko and other accompanying ships". The other ships included a tug boat and supply ships.[3]
Escuadra
The headquarters of the naval Escuadra (Fleet), Base Naval Contralmirante Agustín Armario, is located in the city of Puerto Cabello, Carabobo. It controls the four squads of the Escuadra: frigates, submarines, patrol boats, and amphibious and service ships.[citation needed] It is also responsible for the Submarine school and Centre of Tactical Training.[citation needed]
Bolivarian Marine Infantry
Main article: Venezuelan Marine CorpsThe marine infantry consists of two Marine Infantry Brigades, two Riverine Security Brigades, an Engineers Brigade, a Naval Police Brigade, a Special Forces Brigade, and a Naval Reserve Brigade.[citation needed]
Coast Guard
Headquartered in La Guaira, Vargas, it is responsible for the surveillance of Venezuelas jurisdictional waters.[4]
Ship organization[5]
Vessels Class Origin Type In Service Notes Mariscal Sucre (Ex-Lupo-class frigate) Italy Missile Frigate 6 Capana Republic of Korea Amphibious 4 Sábalo (Ex-Type 209/1300 class) Germany Submarine 2 to be replaced by Kilo class[6] Kilo class Russia Submarine 3 possibly on order[7] Guaiquerí Spain Patrol (POVZEE) 2 2 more on order[citation needed] Guaicamacuto Spain Patrol Coast Guard (BVL) 2 2 more on order[citation needed] Point United States Cutter 4 Punta Brava Spain Survey Ship 1 Puerto Cabello Norway Logistic Ship 1 Ciudad Bolívar Republic of Korea Small Replenishment Oiler 1 Bricbarc Spain Sail Training Ship 1 Helicopters
Aircraft Origin Type Versions In service Notes Bell 412 United States Light transport helicopter 10 Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King United States Transport helicopter 3 Frigates
Venezuelan frigates General Salóm (foreground) and Mariscal Sucre conduct maneuvers
- Six Lupo/Mariscal Sucre-class missile frigates class[8][9]
- F-21 Mariscal Sucre, in service since 07-14-1980
- F-22 Almirante Brión, in service since 03-07-1981
- F-23 General Urdaneta, in service since 08-08-1981
- F-24 General Soublette, in service since 12-04-1981
- F-25 General Salóm, in service since 04-03-1982
- F-26 Almirante García, in service since 07-30-1982
PC-21 Guaiquerí- As of 2010[update], four Spanish-made offshore patrol vessels of the POVZEE class were on order, to be delivered in 2010.[10][dated info]
- PC-21 Guaiquerí, in service[11]
- PC-22 Warao
- PC-23 Yekuana
- PC-24 Kariña
Submarines
- Two submarines Type 209 acquired in August of 1976 (Sábalo) and March of 1977 (Caribe)
- S-31 Sábalo
- S-32 Caribe
Amphibious and service ships
- Four Capana-class LST.[12]
- T-61 Capana, in service since 07-24-1984
- T-62 Esequibo, in service since 07-24-1984
- T-63 Goajira, in service since 11-01-1984
- T-64 Los Llanos, in service since 11-01-1984
- One Ciudad Bolívar-class supply ship.
- T-81 Ciudad Bolívar, in service since 09-23-2001[13]
- One Bricbarc type/Simón Bolívar training sailboat.[14]
- BE-11 Simón Bolívar, in service since 08-6-1980
Coast patrol corvettes
GC-21 Guaicamacuto- Four Spanish-made offshore patrol vessels of the BVL class (on order).
- GC-21 Guaicamacuto, in service[15]
- GC-22 Yavire, in service
- GC-23 Naiguata, in service
- GC-24 Tamanaco
Coast guard ships
- Four USCG Point-class patrol boats.[14]
- Two Los Tanques-class tactical/utility ships.[citation needed]
References
- ^ http://wcbstv.com/national/hugo.chavez.venezuela.2.822252.html
- ^ Reuters: Russia says to send battleship to Caribbean Sea
- ^ "Russian navy sails to Venezuela". BBC News. September 22, 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7628899.stm. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
- ^ Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006, ISBN 0-7106-2692-4 p.923
- ^ cite web |url= http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/americas/venez.htm/
- ^ cite web |url=http://en.mercopress.com/2010/08/10/venezuela-will-be-incorporating-several-non-atomic-submarines/
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/venezuela/navy-equipment.htm
- ^ http://www.fav-club.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=181%3Alupo-clase-mariscal-sucre&catid=37%3Aarmas-armada&Itemid=16
- ^ http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/povzee/
- ^ [2] Navantia entrega a la Armada venezolana el primer Patrullero Oceánico de Vigilancia
- ^ http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/americas/venez.htm
- ^ http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/myalbum/photo-503011-A.R.B.V.+CIUDAD+BOLIVAR+T-81
- ^ a b Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006, ISBN 0-7106-2692-4 p.925
- ^ "Navantia Launches and Commissions Two OPVs to Venezuelan Navy". http://www.naval-technology.com/contractors/warship/navantia/press8.html.
External links
- (Spanish) Sitio oficial del Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Defensa de Venezuela
- (Spanish) Sitio oficial del Ejército Libertador (Venezuela)
- (Spanish) Sitio oficial de la Armada de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
- (Spanish) Sitio oficial de la Aviación Militar de Venezuela
- (Spanish) Sitio oficial de la Guardia Nacional de Venezuela
- (Spanish) Sitio oficial de la Aviación del Ejército del Venezuela
- (Spanish) Sitio no oficial de la Fuerza Armada de Venezuela
- [3]
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- Six Lupo/Mariscal Sucre-class missile frigates class[8][9]
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