Ecuadorian Navy | |
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Armada del Ecuador (Spanish) | |
![]() Ecuadorian Navy insignia | |
Founded | 1832 |
Country | ![]() |
Type | Navy |
Size | 9,400[1] 27 vessels |
Part of | Armed Forces of Ecuador |
Anniversaries | 25 July, Navy Day and the anniversary of the Battle of Jambelí |
Battle honours | Ecuadorian–Peruvian War 1941 |
Commanders | |
Commander-in-chief of the Navy | Rear Admiral Luis Santiago Chávez |
Insignia | |
Naval Ensign | ![]() |
Naval Jack | ![]() |
Naval Aviation roundel | ![]() |
The Ecuadorian Navy (Spanish: Armada del Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian entity responsible for the surveillance and protection of national maritime territory and has a personnel of 9,400[1] men to protect a coastline of 2,237 km which reaches far into the Pacific Ocean. The vessels are identified by a ship prefix of B.A.E.: Buque de la Armada del Ecuador (Ship of the Ecuadorian Navy) or L.A.E.: Lancha de la Armada del Ecuador (Boat of the Ecuadorian Navy).
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