Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela

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Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
Armada Bolivariana de Venezuela
Coat of Arms of the Navy
Founded	1811; 213 years ago (1811)
Country	Venezuela
Type	Navy
Role	Defense of Venezuela's coastline and maritime and inland waters
Size	1 submarine, 1 frigate, 25 patrol boats,4 landing ship tank, 3 auxiliary ships
Part of	National Armed Forces of Venezuela
Patron	Virgen del Valle
Motto(s)	Navigare necesse, vivere non necesse (Latin: "Sailing is necessary, but living is not".)
Colors	Navy blue
March	Marcha Epica de las Fuerzas Navales (English: "Grand March of the National Navy")
Anniversaries	July 24, Birthday of Simon Bolivar, Navy Day and Battle of Lake Maracaibo Anniversary
Engagements	Venezuelan War of Independence and the Battle of Lake Maracaibo
Insignia
Naval ensign
Naval jack
Flag

The Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela (Spanish: Armada Bolivariana de Venezuela), commonly known as the Venezuelan Navy, is the naval branch of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela.

The Venezuelan Navy serves the purpose of defending the naval sovereignty of Venezuela, including inland and fluvial security, and it also serves to prevent illegal activities on Venezuela's borders and collaborates with international organizations to safeguard international waters from criminal activities.