List of active ships of the Chilean Navy

The list of active ships of the Chilean Navy is a list of the ships that are currently in service in the Chilean Navy. The navy has several naval units that allow it to offer the Chilean State a naval power and an effective maritime service, to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity, maintain the security of the nation and support national interests in any place.

Summary and method

The Chilean Navy currently has 132 active ships. The following summary of the Chilean ships has been taken from the official website of the navy[1][2] and also from other references added in the article.

According to the type or specialty of the ship they are:

• 4 attack submarines (SSK)
• 8 frigates
• 3 missile boats
• 94 patrol vessels
• 5 transports and amphibious ships (and 4 small support barges)
• 2 replenishments (AOR)
• 2 research vessels (and 1 support research boat)
• 1 maritime signaling / rescue vessel
• 1 patrol vessel / hospital ship
• 2 tugboats
• 3 ferries
• 1 training ship
• 1 historical relic (nominal ship)

The tables below list and group the different ships according to their type and class. The tables begin with the name of the ship, followed by its pennant number (No.), origin (place where it was built), class, type, displacement, year of commission (Comm.) and, finally, the homeport. New ships that have been commissioned appear first in the list, as long as they are not smaller in displacement than the older ships, and the ships that follow are listed below, ordered by age.

In the event that a ship has been previously used by another navy, it will also take the year of the original commission of the respective country. The spaces in the table where the information is unknown or does not exist will bear the following symbol (—).

Active ships

Submarines

Ship	No.	Origin	Class	Type	Displacement	Comm.	Homeport
Carrera	SS-22	France/Spain	Scorpène class	Attack submarine	1,430 t surface/ 1,570 t submerged	2006	Talcahuano
O'Higgins	SS-23					2005
Simpson	SS-21	Germany	Thomson class (Type 209/1400-L)	Attack submarine	1,260 t surface/ 1,390 t submerged	1984	Talcahuano
Thomson	SS-20					1984

• 
  Carrera SS-22 (Scorpène class)
• 
  Simpson SS-21 (Thomson class)

Frigates

Ship	No.	Origin	Class	Type	Displacement	Comm.	Homeport
Almirante Williams (Flagship)	FF-19	United Kingdom	Type 22 Batch 2 (Boxer-class)	Multipurpose frigate	4,900 t	2003 (UK:1988)	Valparaíso
Almirante Condell	FF-06	United Kingdom	Type 23 (Duke-class)	Anti-submarine frigate	4,200 t	2008 (UK:1991)	Valparaíso
Almirante Lynch	FF-07					2007 (UK:1997)
Almirante Cochrane	FF-05					2006 (UK:1990)
Capitán Prat	FFG-11	Australia	Adelaide-class	Anti-aircraft frigate	4,100 t	2020 (AUST:1993)	Valparaíso
Almirante Latorre	FFG-14					2020 (AUST:1992)
Almirante Riveros	FF-18	Netherlands	Karel Doorman-class (M class)	Multipurpose frigate	3,320 t	2007 (NED:1993)	Valparaíso
Almirante Blanco Encalada	FF-15					2005 (NED:1993)

• 
  Almirante Williams FF-19 (Type 22 frigate)
• 
  Almirante Condell FF-06 (Type 23 frigate)
• 
  Almirante Latorre FFG-14 (in previous guise as HMAS Melbourne) (Adelaide class)
• 
  Almirante Blanco Encalada FF-15 (Karel Doorman class)

Fast attack craft

Ship	No.	Origin	Class	Type	Displacement	Comm.	Homeport
Angamos	LM-34	Israel	Sa'ar 4 class	Missile boat	450 t	1997 (ISR:1973)	Iquique
Chipana	LM-31					1980 (ISR:1973)
Casma	LM-30					1979 (ISR:1974)	Punta Arenas

• 
  Sa'ar 4 class

Patrol vessels

Ship	No.	Origin	Class	Type	Displacement	Comm.	Homeport
Cabo Odger	OPV-84	Chile	OPV-80 class	Offshore patrol vessel	1,728 t to 1,810 t (variable per unit)	2017	—
Marinero Fuentealba	OPV-83					2014	Punta Arenas
Comandante Toro	OPV-82					2008	Iquique
Piloto Pardo	OPV-81					2007	Talcahuano
Piloto Sibbald	PSG-78	Chile	Taitao class	Coastal patrol vessel	510 t to 533 t (variable per unit)	1996	Puerto Williams
Aspirante Isaza	PSG-73					1994	Punta Arenas
Contramaestre Ortiz	PSG-72					1993	Puerto Montt
Contramaestre Micalvi	PSG-71					1993
Iquique	LSG-1624	Chile	Protector class	Coastal patrol vessel	110 t to 125 t (variable per unit)	2004	Iquique
Puerto Montt	LSG-1623					2003	Puerto Montt
Chiloé	LSG-1622					2003	Castro
Quintero	LSG-1621					2003	Quintero
Talcahuano	LSG-1620					2002	Talcahuano
Punta Arenas	LSG-1619					2002	Punta Arenas
Valparaíso	LSG-1618					2002	Valparaíso
Puerto Natales	LSG-1617					2001	Puerto Natales
Coquimbo	LSG-1616					2001	Coquimbo
Arica	LSG-1615					2001	Arica
Antofagasta	LSG-1614					2001	Antofagasta
San Antonio	LSG-1613					2000	San Antonio
Caldera	LSG-1612					2001	Caldera
Concepción	LSG-1611					2000	Talcahuano
Corral	LSG-1610					2000	Valdivia
Aysén	LSG-1609					1999	Aysén
Ona	LSG-1625	Chile	—	Coastal patrol vessel	110 t	2011 (Private:1992)	Punta Arenas
Alacalufe	LSG-1603	Chile	—	Coastal patrol vessel[3]	107 t	1989	Puerto Williams
Hallef	LSG-1604					1989
Grumete Hudson	LPC-1823	United States/Israel	Dabur class	Coastal patrol vessel	40 t	1995 (ISR:¿?)	—
Grumete Machado	LPC-1820					1995 (ISR:¿?)	—
Grumete Salinas	LPC-1816					1991 (ISR:1970)	Iquique
Grumete Díaz	LPC-1814					1990 (ISR:1970)	Antofagasta
Curaumilla	LSR-1708	United States	—	Coastal patrol boat	17,9 t	2001 (USA:¿?)	—
Guaiteca	LSR-1707					2001 (USA:¿?)
Queitao	LSR-1706					2001 (USA:¿?)
Chacao	LSR-1705					2001 (USA:¿?)
Arauco	LSR-1704					2001 (USA:¿?)
Pelluhue	LSR-1703					2001 (USA:¿?)

In addition to the units on the list, the navy has patrol boats that have no names and are identified only by their pennant number. These are:

• 26 Archangel class patrol boats (Type LPM and LSR) and 16 Defender class patrol boats (Type PM), purchased from the US company SAFE Boats International and incorporated into the navy between 2006 and 2014, according to the Rhin-Sar project.
• Another 15 Defender class patrol boats were acquired between 2018 and 2020 from the same company, according to the Rhin II Lacustre project.[4]

• 
  Cabo Odger OPV-84 (OPV-80 class)
• 
  Contramaestre Micalvi PSG-71 (Taitao class)
• 
  Quintero LSG-1621 (Protector class)
• 
  Dabur class
• 
  Archangel class
• 
  Defender class

Transports and amphibious ships

Ship	No.	Origin	Class	Type	Displacement	Comm.	Homeport
Sargento Aldea	LSDH-91	France	Foudre class	LPD	12,000 t	2011 (FRA:1990)	Talcahuano
Aquiles	AP-41	Chile	—	Troopship	4,760 t	1988	Valparaíso
Chacabuco	LST-95	Chile	BATRAL class	LST	1,409 t	1986	Valparaíso
Rancagua	LST-92					1983
Elicura	LSM-90	Chile	—	LSM	780 t	1968	Punta Arenas
Notes Along with the LPD purchased from France, three smaller barges were incorporated to support the transfer of personnel and material: LCU Canave, and LCM Fuentes and Reyes.[5] The navy also has a small general service barge called Guardián Brito BSG-118. Of local construction, it was acquired in 2010 and is based in Talcahuano.

• 
  Sargento Aldea LSDH-91 (Foudre class)
• 
  Aquiles AP-41
• 
  Rancagua LST-92 (BATRAL class)

Replenishment vessels

Ship	No.	Origin	Class	Type	Displacement	Comm.	Homeport
Almirante Montt	AO-52	United States	Henry J. Kaiser-class	oil supply ship	42,000 t	2010 (USA:1987)
Araucano	AO-53	Sweden	—	oil supply ship	26,000 t	2010 (Private:1984)	—

• 
  Almirante Montt AO-52 (Henry J. Kaiser class)
• 
  Araucano AO-53

Research vessels

Ship	No.	Origin	Class	Type	Displacement	Comm.	Homeport
Cabo de Hornos	AGS-61	Chile	—	Oceanographic vessel	3,068 t[6]	2013	—
Corneta Cabrales	PSH-77[Note 1]	Chile	Taitao class	Patrol vessel / hydrographic vessel[Note 2]	532 t	1996	—
Notes There is also a hydrographic boat of the Defender class acquired in 2015 to perform functions at low depths. It is identified with its pennant number LH-02.[7]

• 
  Cabo de Hornos AGS-61

Maritime signaling / rescue vessel

Ship	No.	Origin	Class	Type	Displacement	Comm.	Homeport
Ingeniero Slight	BRS-63	Netherlands	—	Maritime signaling / rescue vessel	1,210 t	1997 (Private:1978)	Puerto Montt

Patrol vessel / hospital ship

Ship	No.	Origin	Class	Type	Displacement	Comm.	Homeport
Cirujano Videla[Note 3]	PMD-74[Note 4]	Chile	Taitao class	Patrol vessel / hospital ship[Note 5]	530 t	1994	—

Fleet tugs

Ship	No.	Origin	Class	Type	Displacement	Comm.	Homeport
Lautaro	ATF-67	Norway	Veritas class	Tugboat	1,800 t	1990 (Private:1973)	Punta Arenas
Galvarino	ATF-66					1987 (Private:1974)	Valparaíso

• 
  Galvarino ATF-66 (Veritas class)

Ferries

Ship	No.	Origin	Class	Type	Displacement	Comm.	Homeport
Grumete Pérez	YFB-116	Chile	—	Ferry	165 t	1974	Talcahuano
Buzo Sobenes	YFB-113	Chile	—	Catamaran	147 t	2013 (Private:1991)	Talcahuano
Grumete Luciano Bolados	YFB-112	Chile	—	Catamaran	145 t	2016 (Private:1994)	Talcahuano

Training ship

Ship	No.	Origin	Class	Type	Displacement	Comm.	Homeport
Esmeralda	BE-43	Spain	Juan Sebastián Elcano class	Barquentine tall ship	3,673 t	1954	—

• 
  Esmeralda BE-43 (Juan Sebastián Elcano class)

Historical relic

Ship	No.	Origin	Class	Type	Displacement	Comm.	Homeport
Huáscar	RH-139	United Kingdom	—	Ironclad turret ship	1,180 t	1879[Note 6]	Talcahuano

• 
  Huáscar RH-139

See also

• List of decommissioned ships of the Chilean Navy

Notes

1. Prior to its modernization, its pennant number was PSG-77.
2. Originally, it was a ship designed for functions related to patrolling, but in 2000 it was modified at the ASMAR Talcahuano shipyard so that it could also provide hydrographic functions.
3. Since its construction until 2006 it was called Aspirante Morel
4. Since its construction until 2006, its pennant number was PSG-74.
5. Originally, it was a ship designed for functions related to patrolling, but in 2006 it was modified in the ASMAR Talcahuano shipyard so that it could also provide medical assistance functions.
6. It is the year in which was captured in the battle of Angamos to the Peruvian Navy, during the War of the Pacific. At that time he began his service in the Chilean Navy, without prejudice to his previous service in Peru since 1866. After several years of service in Chile, the Chilean naval authorities transformed it in 1952 into a historical relic, remaining active with that status.

References

1. "Chilean Navy's Units". Retrieved 1 June 2019.
2. "Unidades Navales" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2019.
3. Bravo Valdivieso, Germán (2006). "Buques de la Armada construidos en Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Academia de Historia Naval y Marítima de Chile: 33. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
4. García, Nicolás (20 November 2020). "La Armada de Chile finaliza la recepción de 15 lanchas Defender" (in Spanish). Infodefensa.com. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
5. "LSDH "Sargento Aldea": Nuevas capacidades al servicio de todos los chilenos" (in Spanish). Ediciones Especiales. 21 May 2012.
6. "R/V Cabo de Hornos, Chile". ship-technology.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
7. "Nueva Lancha Hidrográfica para sondaje submarino a bajas profundidades" (in Spanish). Sitio oficial de la Armada de Chile. 11 December 2015.

Bibliography

• López, Carlo (1997). "The Sixth "Taitao" Class Patrol Boat Joins the Chilean Navy". Warship International. XXXIIII (4): 381–384. ISSN 0043-0374.

External links

• Official Website of the Chilean Navy - Chilean Navy’s Units (in English)
• Sitio oficial de la Armada de Chile - Unidades Navales (in Spanish)