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The Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile) is the naval force of Chile.HistoryThe origin of the Chilean Navy dates back to 1817. A year before, following the Battle of Chacabuco, General Bernardo O'Higgins prophetically declared "this victory and another hundred shall be of no significance if we do not gain control of the sea".
This led to the development of Chilean Navy, and the first legal resolutions outlining the organization of the institution were created. Chile's First National Fleet and the Academy for Young Midshipmen (predecessor of the current Naval Academy) were founded, as were the Marine Corps and the Supply Commissary.
The British seaman Lord Thomas Cochrane was hired by O'Higgins to be the first commander of the Navy, who in turn hired an all-anglophone complement of officers and midshipmen, and crews of British, Irish and American seamen. He was a key figure in the war against loyalist forces in Peru. He later took control of the fortresses of Valdivia, but failed in his attempt to conquer Chiloé Island.
The Navy's Hydrographic Office was founded in 1874 with Francisco Vidal Gormaz as first director.
The Chilean war hero and martyr Arturo Prat is regarded as the ultimate example of the commitment of the Navy to its country, after his death while leading a boarding party onto the enemy ironclad Huáscar at the naval battle of Iquique on 21 May 1879, during the War against Peru and Bolivia. The anniversary of this battle is celebrated every year as a public holiday called Día de las Glorias Navales.
During the Chilean Civil War of 1891 a large part of the navy rebelled against the president José Manuel Balmaceda and critically helped depose him.PresentThe 25,000-person navy, including 5,200 Marines, is directed by Admiral Edmundo Gonzalez. Of the fleet of sixty-six surface vessels (soon to be increased to seventy-four), twenty-one are major combatant ships based in Valparaíso. The navy operates its own aircraft for transport and patrol; there are no fighter or bomber aircraft. The Navy also operates four submarines and a tender ship to support them, all based in Talcahuano.
The Navy permits the integration of Chile's Pacific and Southern island regions, thus integrating its disjointed geography. The transport of passengers, especially during the school year or in cases of emergency, together with the supply of provisions and fuel, are of key importance to the inhabitants of these insular zones.
The Chilean Navy is generally considered to be among the most capable and professional in the Americas, and is heavily aligned with significant naval powers such as the United States Navy and several European navies, most notably the British Royal Navy.
The institution regularly carries out civil operations whereby Navy professionals provide social assistance and health care to the civilian population, and provide support in cases of natural catastrophe.
 It also undertakes preventative education campaigns for Chile's population on issues that include security on beaches and seaside resorts and measures to be taken in the case of a tsunami.
The most important naval bases and supply depots are (from north to south) in the Pacific Ocean: Iquique, Easter Island, Valparaíso, Talcahuano, Puerto Montt, in the atlantic zone: Strait of Magellan: Punta Arenas, in the Beagle Channel: Puerto Williams, and in Antarctica: Captain Arturo Prat Base.WarsThe Chilean Navy has fought the following wars:
Order of BattleSee list of active Chilean Navy ships:
 Chilean Type 23 frigate Almirante Cochrane (FF-05)  Harpoon Missile  Almirante Lynch (FF-07) - 2 + 2 [Proyecto Patrulleros de Zona Marítima OPV]] (PZM) offshore patrol vessels (Fassmer design, built by ASMAR, two operational the others being completed)
- 20 coastal patrol craft (5 Taitao class, 15 Protector class, all built by ASMAR)
- 8 Dabur class inshore patrol craft
Rancagua (LST-92)Chacabuco (LST-95)Valdivia (LST-93), ex-Elicura class landing ship mediumElicura (LSM-90)Orompello (LSM-94) Valdivia (LST-1189) Recently decommissioned ships
The two s were stricken from Chilean Navy service, after the arrival of their Type 23 frigate replacements in 2007. Despite their age, and due to their excellent condition and constant modernization, both ships were sold and delivered to the Ecuadorian Navy in 2008.Aircraft inventory AS 532SC Cougar de la Chilean Navy Marines Chilean Navy special forces sailors seen here using the MP5N. (Infanteria de Marina de Chile) is the land/amphibious attack force of the Chilean Navy. The 5,200 man force combines special training and tactics with state of the art equipment.Equipment Chilean MarinesVehiclesWeaponsGallery
Image:Combate naval.jpg|Naval Battle of Iquique. The Esmeralda versus the Huascar
Image:HMS_Canada.jpg|Battleship Almirante Latorre. 32.000 Tons
Image:CS Simpson SS-21.jpg|CS Simpson (SS-21) entering Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 2004
Image:Capitan Prat.jpg|Capitan Prat on the North Sea
Image:Cougar chile unitas 47-06.jpg|Chilean Navy Cougar
Image:Almirante Blanco Encalada (FF-15).jpg|Chilean frigate Almirante Blanco Encalada (FF-15) at Pearl Harbor, 2006
Image:Type 23 Frigate Chilean Navy (Cochrane).gif|Type 23 frigates
Image:Type M frigate Chilean Navy (Riveros).gif|Type M frigates
Image:Type L frigate Chilean Navy (Latorre).gif|Type L frigates
Image:Type 22 Frigate Chilean Navy (Williams).gif|Type 22 frigates
Commanders-in-chiefHistoric ships
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