Paraguayan Navy

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Paraguayan Navy
Armada Paraguaya
Founded	Officially since 1811
Country	Paraguay
Type	Navy
Size	5400 personnel
Part of	Armed Forces of Paraguay
Mottos	Vencer o Morir (To win or to die)
March	Marcha al Mariscal Lopez
Anniversaries	12th of September
Engagements	War of the Triple Alliance Chaco War
Commanders
Commander of the Paraguayan Navy	Vice-Admiral Lucio Benitez Escalante
Insignia
Naval Jack

The Paraguayan Navy (Spanish: Armada Paraguaya) is the maritime force of the Armed Forces of Paraguay, in charge of the defense of Paraguay's waterways. It has gone to war on two occasions: the War of the Triple Alliance (1864–1870) against Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, and the Chaco War (1932–1935) against Bolivia. Although Paraguay is a landlocked country, it maintains a strong naval tradition due to its connections to the Atlantic Ocean through the Paraguay–Paraná rivers. The Paraguayan Navy has twelve bases, with its main base in Puerto Sajonia in Asunción, followed by Bahia Negra, Ciudad del Este, Encarnacion, Salto del Guaira. It also has aviation facilities in Puerto Sajonia.

The Navy has 34 surface ships, some of which have reached centenarian age, due in part to limited use and the vessels floating in fresh water. The flagship of the Paraguay Navy is the Humaita, which was commissioned prior to Paraguay's involvement in the Chaco War. The vast majority of the fleet are patrol ships and auxiliary vessels. The rest of the fleet is composed of tugboats, barges, landing craft, transports, and a presidential yacht. The new additions are four Croc-class riverine vessels from Australia, plus 43 locally built riverline patrol vessels constructed from 2006 to 2009. For air support, one Helibras HB350 helicopter is used to provide SAR, MEDEVAC and utility work

Role

Its main mission is to contribute to the defense of Paraguay, in order to protect and guarantee sovereignty over its water resources.

These priorities include:

• The custody and defense of the coasts, ports and areas of fluvial interest in its area of influence.
• Logistics support base for future operations of the forces.
• Exercise prefectural functions in its area of influence.
• Cooperate with the tasks of civil defense in cases of natural disasters, environmental protection and the restoration of internal order.

Fleet

Naval aviation

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Version	In service
Helicopters
Helibras HB350 Esquilo	Brazil	Transport and light attack helicopter	HB350B	1
Training aircraft
Cessna 150	United States	Training aircraft	150M	2
Utility aircraft
Cessna 210	United States	Reconnaissance aircraft	210	1
Cessna 310	United States	Reconnaissance aircraft	310	2
Cessna 401	United States	Transport aircraft	401	1

Ranks

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Paraguayan Navy v t e
			Almirante		Vicealmirante		Contraalmirante				Capitán de navío		Capitán de fragata		Capitán de corbeta		Teniente de navio		Teniente de fragata		Teniente de corbeta		Guardiamarina

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Paraguayan Navy v t e																																			No insignia
	Sub-oficial principal			Sub-oficial mayor					Sub-oficial de primera		Sub-oficial de segunda						Maestre						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo								Dragoneante

See also

• Paraguayan Air Force
• Paraguayan Army

References

External links

• Official website