List of active ships of the Chilean Navy


This is a list of active ships of the Chilean Navy, which is one of the three branches of the Chilean Armed Forces. The Chilean Navy's mission is to provide the Chilean State with naval power and an effective maritime service, to safeguard sovereignty and territorial integrity, maintain the security of the nation and support national interests when necessary and in any place required.
As of April 2025, the Chilean Navy has more than 130 ships in service of various sizes and roles; four attack submarines, eight major surface combatants and more than ninety minor surface combatants, some of which are only identified by their pennant number. These are followed by four amphibious ships with three support vessels that are identified only by their unofficial name, four survey vessels with two minor support vessels, eleven auxiliary ships and one training ship. Also a nominal ship, the Ironclad, which is really just a ceremonial ship and historical relic.

Key

The tables below use the following key:
KeyDescription
ClassThe formal class of the vessel, when known or identifiable
In serviceNumber of vessels in service of the corresponding class
Boat/shipVessel name when formally assigned; does not apply to many light boats known only by its number or call code
No.Refers to the pennant number, but also includes the hull classification symbol
Comm.The year in which it entered service in the Chilean Navy, and also indicates if it is a second-hand vessel with an abbreviation
DisplacementIn tons, and this determines the order of the vessels in the tables
TypeRefers to the vessel according to the characteristics or role for which it was built or modified
BuilderThe shipyard that builds the vessel, plus the place and country of origin if possible
NoteReferences and/or links related to the vessel

Active ships

Minor surface combatants

There are also small patrol boats built by the American company SAFE Boats International in Port Orchard, Washington, which are named and identified only by their pennant number:
  • Twenty-six ' patrol boats, of which fourteen are of the maritime patrol version and twelve of the self-righting version for rescue services, which were acquired between 2008 and 2014.
  • Thirty-one ' patrol boats, of which sixteen were acquired between 2007 and 2012, and another fifteen of the Defender 25 model incorporated between 2018 and 2020. These last units were co-produced by the American company, which designed them, and ASMAR, Valparaíso.
There is a cooperation agreement between SERNAPESCA and the Chilean Navy for the latter institution to operate the Pumar inspection boat model WR1250 Explorer called Guerrero PM-1250, built by ASMAR, Valparaíso and commissioned in 2020.

Amphibious forces

There are also three second-hand support landing ships that were acquired from France in 2011 together with the landing platform dock. These are the LCU Soldado Canave of the CDIC class ; built by SFCN in Villeneuve-la-Garenne, and the LCM Cabo Reyes and Soldado Fuentes of the CTM class ; both built by CMN in Cherbourg.

Survey vessels

There are also two small support boats for shallow water research work; the boat Albatros LH-01, acquired in 2008, and the boat Orca LH-02 of the , acquired in 2015 from the American company SAFE Boats International.

Future ships

Only includes units purchased, under construction, or projected that already have financing.

Watercraft

They are small naval units of the Chilean Navy that usually serve as a complement to larger vessels, and that are not included in the previous list. This is due to their particular characteristics, and also they do not have a name or pennant number, and the number of units is unknown.
NameTypeManufacturerNote
ZodiacInflatable boatZodiac, France
PumarInflatable boatASMAR, Chile
SkuaBargeASMAR, Chile
SDV Havas Mk 8SubmersibleHavas, France
Water scooter
BTR Sea Doo SARWater scooterBTR, Canada
NE590Armored boatNuevaera Marine, Uruguay