Paraguayan Navy

National military force

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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
Motto(s)| 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 [1]
Insignia
Naval Jack|

Military unit

The Paraguayan Navy (Spanish: Armada Paraguaya) is the maritime force of the Armed Forces of Paraguay, in charge of the defense of Paraguay's waters despite not having direct access to the sea.

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 has a strong naval tradition by virtue of the fact that it has access to the Atlantic Ocean through the Paraguay–Paraná rivers. The Paraguayan Navy has twelve bases. The main base is the Puerto Sajonia in Asuncion, followed by Bahia Negra, Ciudad del Este, Encarnacion, Salto del Guaira. It also has aviation facilities in Puerto Sajonia.[2]

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 main vessels and the flagship of the Paraguay Navy is still the Humaita, which was commissioned prior to Paraguay's involvement in the Chaco War. It has a further four patrol vessels, of which the oldest was commissioned in 1908 and the newest in 1985. The Navy has 17 patrol boats of various drafts, four of which were donated by Taiwan and the United States, while the other 13 were built locally. 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 2006–2009. For air support, one Helibras HB350 helicopter is used to provide SAR, MEDEVAC and utility work[3]

## Role

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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

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Flagship, river gunboat ARP Paraguay CROQ15 alongside Itaipú Pirá 170 SVX patrol class

### Gunboats

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* Paraguay (C1) (built 1930)
* Humaitá (C2) (still commissioned, but now designated as a museum ship; also built 1930)[4]

### River patrol ships

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* Capitán Cabral (P01)
* Itaipú (P05)

### Patrol vessels

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* Capitán Ortiz (P06)
* Teniente Robles (P07)
* Yhaguy (P08)
* Tebicuary (P09)
* 5 x patrol boats LP7-LP11
* 2 x Class 701 patrol boats Class LP101 108
* 2 x Croq-15 class patrol boats P201-202
* 43 x Light patrol boats, all constructed in Paraguay between 2006 and 2009
* Pirá 500 SL 5 × 1.60 m. Yamaha 25 hp.
* Pirá 170 SVX 5.20 × 1.60 m. Yamaha 40 hp.
* Pirá 240 SVX 6.50 × 2,40 m. Yamaha 90 hp.
* Pirá 4.80 × 1.80 m. Yamaha 50 hp.

### Tugboats

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* Triunfo R4 (1960), constructed in USA
* Angostura R5 (1960) constructed in USA
* Stella Maris R6 (1970)
* Esperanza R7 (1970)

### Other

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* Amphibious assault craft LCVP 3 (1980), constructed in Brazil
* 1 x Floating dock: DF-1 (1944), constructed in USA
* 1 x Training ship: Guaraní (1968), constructed in Spain
* 1 x Presidential yacht: 3 de Febrero (1972)
* 1 x Casualty ship - T1 (1964)

## Naval aviation

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Aircraft  | Origin  | Type  | Version  | In service

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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

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Main article: Military ranks of Paraguay

### Commissioned officer ranks

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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group  | General / flag officers  | Senior officers  | Junior officers

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Almirante | Vicealmirante | Contraalmirante | Capitán de navío | Capitán de fragata | Capitán de corbeta | Teniente de navio | Teniente de fragata | Teniente de corbeta | Guardiamarina

### Other ranks

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

Rank group  | Senior NCOs  | Junior NCOs  | Enlisted

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Sub-oficial principal | Sub-oficial mayor | Sub-oficial de primera | Sub-oficial de segunda | Maestre | Cabo primero | Cabo segundo | Dragoneante

## See also

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* Paraguayan Air Force
* Paraguayan Army

## References

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1. ^ "Armada Paraguaya :: COMANDANTE".
2. ^ "Armada Paraguaya :: Misión y Visión". www.armadaparaguaya.mil.py. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
3. ^ "World Air Forces 2020". Flightglobal Insight. 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
4. ^ "La Armada Paraguaya en el 2005". histarmar.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
5. ^ a b Cooke, Melinda W. (1990). "Chapter 5: National Security". In Hanratty, Dennis M.; Meditz, Sandra W. (eds.). Paraguay: A Country Study. Area Handbook Series (2nd ed.). Library of Congress. pp. 216–217\. LCCN 89600299. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

## External links

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* Official website

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Navies of South America

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

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