Honduran Navy | |
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Fuerza Naval de Honduras | |
Founded | 14 August 1976 |
Country | Honduras |
Type | Navy |
Role | Naval warfare |
Size | 4.000 |
Part of | Armed Forces of Honduras |
Patron | Our Lady of Suyapa |
Motto(s) | Spanish: Mares azules y no manchados de sangre ante zozobras Blue and blood-clean seas in face of risky waters |
Colors | Blue and White |
Engagements | World War II |
Website | [1] |
Commanders | |
General Commander of the Honduran Navy | Rear Admiral Austacil Hagarin Tomé Flores |
The Honduran Navy is one of the Armed Forces of Honduras's three branches.
The Honduran Navy was created through a presidential decree in the 14th of August 1976, with the stated goal of defending Honduran territorial waters, both in the Caribbean and the Pacific coasts.[1]