| Bolivarian National Armada of Venezuela Armada Nacional Bolivariana de Venezuela |
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| Active | 1811 - Present |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Branch | Navy of Venezuela |
| Patron | Virgen del Valle |
| Motto | Navegare necesse, vivere non necesse
(Latin: Sailing is necessary, but living is not.) |
| Engagements | Venezuelan War of Independence Battle of Lake Maracaibo |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
José Prudencio Padilla Luis Brión |
The navy of Venezuela is officially called the Bolivarian National Armada of Venezuela (Spanish: Armada Nacional Bolivariana de Venezuela).
It serves the purpose of defending the naval sovereignty of the country, including inland, fluvial security, it also serves to prevent illegal activities in the Venezuelan borders and contributes with international organisms to safeguard international waters from criminal activities.
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USS Isla de Cuba was a former Spanish Navy second-class protected cruiser of the same name, captured by and commissioned into the United States Navy as a gunboat.
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.[1][2] 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.[3]
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Headquartered in La Guaira, Vargas, it is responsible for the surveillance of Venezuelas jurisdictional waters.[4]
| Vessels | |||||||
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| Class | Origin | Type | In Service | Notes | |||
| Mariscal Sucre (Ex-Lupo-class frigate) | Italy | Missile Frigate | 6 | ||||
| Capana | Republic of Korea | Amphibious | 4 | ||||
| Sábalo (Ex-Type 209/1300 class) | Germany | Submarine | 2 | to be replaced by Kilo class[6] | |||
| Kilo class | Russia | Submarine | 3 | possibly on order[7] | |||
| Guaiquerí | Spain | Patrol (POVZEE) | 2 | 2 more on order | |||
| Guaicamacuto | Spain | Patrol Coast Guard (BVL) | 2 | 2 more on order | |||
| Point | United States | Cutter | 4 | ||||
| Punta Brava | Spain | Survey Ship | 1 | ||||
| Puerto Cabello | Norway | Logistic Ship | 1 | ||||
| Ciudad Bolívar | Republic of Korea | Small Replenishment Oiler | 1 | ||||
| Bricbarc | Spain | Sail Training Ship | 1 | ||||
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
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| Bell 412 | United States | Light transport helicopter | 10 | ||
| Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King | United States | Transport helicopter | 3 |
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