Chilean Navy

Key facts

Founded

1817 ; 209 years ago ( 1817 )

Country

Chile

Type

Navy

Role

Naval warfare

Size

25,000 personnel, 133 vessels ( see list )

Part of

Chilean Armed Forces

Headquarters

Edificio Armada de Chile, Valparaiso

Mottos

Vencer o Morir , (" Victory or Death ")

Colors

Navy blue , White

March

Brazas a ceñir (English: "Braces to be close-hauled" )

Anniversaries

21 May, Día de las Glorias Navales (Navy Day)

Engagements

Chilean War of Independence , Peruvian War of Independence , War of the Confederation , Chincha Islands War , War of the Pacific , Panama Crisis of 1885 , 1891 Chilean Civil War , Itata incident , Chilean naval mutiny of 1931 , World War II , 1973 Chilean coup d'état , Beagle Conflict