Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela

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Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
Armada Bolivariana de Venezuela
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Coat of Arms of the Navy
Active 1811 – Present
Country  Venezuela
Allegiance President of Venezuela
Branch National Armed Forces of Venezuela
Role Defense of the country's coastline and maritime and inland waters
Size 6 frigates
4 corvettes
2 submarines
4 amphibious ship
8 patrol boat
3 auxiliary ship
Part of Ministry of People's Power for Defense
Patron Virgen del Valle
Motto Navegare necesse, vivere non necesse (Latin: "Sailing is necessary, but living is not".)
Colors Navy Blue     
March Marcha Epica de las Fuerzas Navales
(Grand March of the National Navy)
Anniversaries July 24, Birthday of Simon Bolivar, Navy Day and Battle of Lake Maracaibo Anniversary
Engagements
Commanders
Minister of the People's Power for Defense of the Republic of Venezuela and concurrently Operational Strategic Commander of the National Armed Forces General-in-Chief Vladimir Padrino López[citation needed]
Commanding General, Venezuelan Navy Admiral Franklin Montplaisier
Inspector General, Venezuelan Navy Vice Admiral Orlando Miguel Maneiro Gaspar[citation needed]
Chief of Naval Staff, Venezuelan Navy Vice Admiral Jorge Martín Hernández Salazar[citation needed]
Notable
commanders
José Prudencio Padilla
Luis Brión[citation needed]
Insignia
Naval Ensign
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg
Naval Jack
Naval Jack 1930–2006

The navy of Venezuela is officially called the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela (Spanish: Armada Bolivariana de Venezuela).

It serves the purpose of defending the naval sovereignty of the country, including inland and fluvial security, and it also serves to prevent illegal activities in the Venezuelan borders and collaborates with international organizations to safeguard international waters from criminal activities.

History

The Navy was born as a coastal defense force during the beginning of the Venezuelan War of Independence. In May 1810, Commander Lino de Clemente, a veteran officer of the Spanish Navy who joined the April 1810 coup against the colonial government, was appointed the first Minister of Defense of the republic and began the long building of the armed forces including the formation of the navy. In April 1811 the Nautical School, with Ensign Vicente Parrado as its first superindentent, was opened by order of the national government in La Guaira to train future naval officers, months before the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence, thus the Navy's origins start from this date, with its first vessels being those formerly used by the naval forces of the Captaincy General of Venezuela, and participated in its first actions in the campaigns in Guayana in 1811-12, the baptism of fire for the fledgling naval service. Col. Antonio Mendoza from the Venezuelan Army was its first commanding general.

For long time their vessels, even if obsolete, were maintained properly by its sailors. In 1937 the Navy acquired from Italy two gunboats of the Azio class and rechristened them General Soublette and General Urdaneta; these ships where retained in service until 1951[1] (for other sources in 1948[2] or 1950[3][4]) and scrapped later.[5][6]

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.[7][8] 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.[9]

Organization of the Navy

As of 2015, Admiral Franklin Montplaisier is the Commanding General of the National Navy.[10]

Naval Operations Command

The Naval Operations Command is commanded by the Chief of Naval Operations, currently Vice Admiral Antonio Díaz Clemente.[11][full citation needed] This command is aimed towards the defense of the territorial maritime and inland waters and the coastline of the nation, and by extension into its ground and aereal territories.

Venezuelan Naval Aviation Command

The command serves as the air arm of the Venezuelan Navy, with responsibity for air operations and transport for the entire Navy.[12]

Coast Guard Command

Headquartered in La Guaira, Vargas, it is responsible for the surveillance of Venezuelas jurisdictional waters.[13]

Fleet Forces and Coast Guard ship organization

The following was the roster of active duty vessels and ships of the Venezuelan Navy as of October 2001.[14]

Vessels
Class Origin Type In Service Notes
Mariscal Sucre Italy Missile frigate 3 serviceable (2 modernized in the 1990s + 1 as delivered), 3 mothballed[when?] at the DIANCA shipyard.
Capana South Korea Amphibious Landing ship 4
Los Frailes Cuba, Netherlands Amphibious Landing ship 4, with 8 more to be built[15]
Guaiquerí Spain Patrol (POVZEE) 4[citation needed]
Guaicamacuto Spain Patrol coast guard (BVL) 3, 1 being repaired
Pagalo Venezuela Cutter 1 -- Commissioned in 2008.[16][17]
Point USA Cutter 4
Punta Brava Spain Survey ship 1[citation needed]
Puerto Cabello Norway Logistic ship 1
Ciudad Bolívar South Korea Small replenishment oiler 1
Bricbarc Spain Sail training ship 1
Almirante Francisco de Miranda Venezuela, Netherlands Tugboat 1

Current ships

Class Image Type Ships Origin Note
Submarine(2)
Type 209 250px Diesel-electric S-31 Sábalo[citation needed]
S-32 Caribe
 Germany 1,810 tonnes
Frigates (6)
Mariscal Sucre-class 250px missile frigates F-21 Mariscal Sucre[citation needed]
F-22 Almirante Brion[citation needed]
F-23 General Urdaneta
F-24 General Soublette
F-25 General Salom
F-26 Almirante García
 Italy 2,506 tonnes
Corvettes (4)
Guaiquerí class 250px Offshore Patrol Vessels PC-21 Guaiquerí
PC-22 Warao
PC-23 Yekuana
PC-24 Kariña
 Spain 2,419 tons
Patrol Vessels (13)
Guaicamacuto class Bvl.png Coast patrol GC-21 Guaicamacuto[citation needed]
GC-22 Yavire
GC-23 Naiguata[citation needed]
GC-24 Tamanaco[citation needed]
 Spain 1,453 tons
Point class USCGC Point Evans.jpg Patrol boat PG-31 Petrel
PG-32 Alcatraz[citation needed]
PG-34 Pelicano
 United States 60 tons
Constitución Class 250px Patrol boat PC-11 Constitución
PC-12 Federación
PC-13 Independencia[citation needed]
PC-14 Libertad
PC-15 Patria
PC-16 Victoria
 Canada 950 tons
Amphibious ship and service ships (7)
Capana-class LST Landing Ship Tank T-61 Capana
T-64 Los Llanos
 South Korea  ?
Los Frailes-class LST Landing Ship Tank T-90 Los Frailes
T-91 Los Testigos
 Cuba  ?
Ciudad Bolívar-class Supply ship T-81 Ciudad Bolívar  South Korea  ?
Bricbarc type/Simón Bolívar 250px Training sailboat BE-11 Simón Bolívar  Spain  ?
Punta Brava Class Oceanographic ship BO-11 Punta Brava[citation needed]  Spain  ?

Light frigates

File:ARV General Salóm (F-25) y ARV Mariscal Sucre (F-21) - 1987-09855.jpg
Venezuelan frigates General Salóm (foreground) and Mariscal Sucre conduct maneuvers
  • Six Lupo/Mariscal Sucre-class missile frigates class[18]

Corvettes

Amphibious and service ships

  • Four Capana-class LST.
  • Four Los Frailes-class LST
  • One Ciudad Bolívar-class supply ship.
  • One Bricbarc type/Simón Bolívar training sailboat.[23]
    • BE-11 Simón Bolívar, in service since 08-6-1980
  • One Almirante Francisco de Miranda-class tugboat[24]
    • RA-11 Almirante Francisco de Miranda, in service since 28-03-2007

Coast patrol

GC-21 Guaicamacuto
  • Four Spanish-made offshore patrol vessels of the BVL class (on order).
    • GC-21 Guaicamacuto, in service[25]
    • GC-22 Yavire, in service
    • GC-23 Naiguata, in service
    • GC-24 Tamanaco, completed in Venezuela 2014

Coast guard ships


Naval Aviation assets

Airplanes

Aircraft Origin Type Versions In service
as of 2012[29]
Notes
CASA C-212-200 Patrullero Spain Maritime Patrol aircraft C-212-200S43 Patrullero 3
CASA C-212-400 Aviocar Spain Transport aircraft C-212-400 Aviocar 4[citation needed]
Beechcraft Super King Air USA Transport/liaison aircraft B200
B90
1
1
Turbo Commander USA Transport aircraft 1

Note: The Navy has others two or three light aircraft.

Helicopters

Aircraft Origin Type Versions In service
as of 2012[29]
Notes
Bell 412
Bell 212
USA Assault/transport helicopter 10
Mil Mi-17 Russia Assault/transport helicopter Mi-17V-5 6
Bell 206 USA Training light helicopter TH-57A 2
Harbin Z-9 China Anti-submarine warfare 8 on order First delivery in 2015[30]

List of Commanding Generals of the Navy

Commanding Generals of the Boliviarian Navy of Venezuela
Commanding general Term of office
COL ANTONIO MENDOZA 1811 - 1812
ADM LUIS BRION DETROX 1816 - 1820
VADM LINO DE CLEMENTE Y PALACIOS 1820 - 1822
RADM AGUSTIN ARMARIO 1822 - 1827
CPT FELIPE SANTIAGO 1827 - 1828
RADM RENATO BELUCHE LAPORTE 1828 - 1829
CPT FELIPE SANTIAGO 1829 - 1830
CDR JOAQUÍN QUINTERO 1860
GEN MANUEL E., BRUZUAL 1863 - 1868
RADM JOSE RAMON YEPES MOREN 1874 - 1879
GEN FROILAN ANZOLA AQUINO 1879
GEN AGUSTIN COLL FONT 1879 - 1880
BRIG/RADM RAMON GIMENEZ GOMEZ 1880
GEN CARLOS T IRWIN 1880 - 1882
GEN FRANCISCO VARGUILLAS AQUINO 1886
GEN FRANCISCO CARABAÑO 1886 - 1888
GEN ANDRES EUSEBIO LEVEL 1888 - 1892
GEN JOSE A PEREZ CALVO 1892
GEN MARTIN JOSE VELARDE 1892 - 1894
GENERAL MANUEL ANTONIO SANCHEZ 1894 - 1895
GENERAL MANUEL SALVADOR BRICEÑO 1895 - 1896
GENERAL RAMON GORDILS 1896 - 1897
COL J M ESPAÑA NUÑEZ 1897 - 1902
COMMO MANUEL VICENTE CASTRO ZAVALA 1902 - 1910
COMMO ISMAEL PEREIRA ALVAREZ 1910 - 1914
GEN DR. NUMA POMPILIO OSUNA 1914 - 1917
COL MARIANO HENRIQUE LOPEZ MENDEZ 1917 - 1931
COL CARLOS SANCHEZ 1931 - 1936
CPT FELIPE LARRAZÀBAL 1936 - 1940
CPT ANTONIO PICARDI 1940 - 1945
RADM MANUEL ANTONIO VEGA GARCIA 1945 - 1947
CDR WOLFGANG LARRAZÀBAL UGUETO 1947 - 1949 (first term)
CPT OSCAR EMILIO GHERSY GOMEZ 1949 - 1958
RADM WOLFGANG LARRAZABAL UGUETO 1958 (second term, acting)
RADM CARLOS LARRAZABAL UGUETO 1958 - 1962
RADM RICARDO SOSA RIOS 1962 - 1964
RDML JUAN PEDRO TORREALBA MORALES 1964 - 1967
RADM JESUS CARBONELL IZQUIERDO 1967 - 1969
RDML JOSE CONSTANTINO SEIJAS VILLALOBOS 1969 - 1973
RDML ARMANDO PEREZ LEEFMANS 1973 - 1974
RDML ALFONSO MENDOZA RAMIREZ 1974 - 1976
RADM FELIX JESUS MENDOZA ACOSTA 1976 - 1977
RADM MAGIN MOISES LA GRAVE FRY 1977 - 1979
RDML ERNESTO JOSE REYES LEAL 1979 - 1980
RADM JESUS RAFEL BERTORELLI MORENO 1980 - 1983
RADM HAROLDO JOSE RODRIGUEZ FIGUEROA 1983 - 1984
RADM JUSTO PASTOR FERNANDEZ MARQUEZ 1984 - 1986
RADM DIOFANTE ANTONIO TORREALBA CHAPARRO 1986 - 1987
RADM FAUSTINO EDUVIGIS ALVARADO RODRIGUEZ 1987 - 1989
RADM HECTOR RICARDO JURADO TORO 1989 - 1990
RADM JUAN ARGENIS GARCIA 1990 - 1991
RADM IGNACIO PEÑA CIMARRO 1991 - 1993
RADM JULIAN ENRIQUE MAUCO QUINTANA 1993 - 1994
RADM CARLOS AUGUSTO RAMOS FLORES 1994 - 1995
RADM JESUS ENRIQUE BRICEÑO GARCIA 1995 - 1996
RADM OSCAR JOSE MORALES MARTINEZ 1996 - 1997
RADM JULIO HENRY CHACON HERNANDEZ 1997 - 1999
RADM OSWALDO PASCUAL QUINTANA CASTRO 1999 - 2000
RADM JORGE M., SIERRAALTA ZAVARCE 2000 - 2002
RADM FERNANDO MIGUEL CAMEJO ARENAS 2002 - 2003
RADM RAMON ORLANDO MANIGLIA FERREIRA 2003 - 2004
(Later appointed Minister of Defense)
RADM ARMANDO JOSE LAGUNA LAGUNA 2004 - 2007
RADM BENIGNO REMIGIO CALVO DIAZ 2007 - 2008
VADM ZAIM QUINTANA CASTRO 2008 - 2009
VADM CARLOS ANIASI TURCHIO 2010 - 2011
VADM DIEGO MOLERO BELLAVIA 2011 - 2012
(Later appointed Minister of Defense)
VADM DIEGO ANTONIO GUERRA BARRETO 2012 - 2013
VADM GILBERTO AMILCAR PINTO BLANCO 2013 - 2014
VADM JAIRO AVENDAÑO QUINTERO 2014 - 2015
VADM FRANKLIN MONTPLAISIER 2015 - present

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