Honduran Navy

Honduran Navy
Fuerza Naval de Honduras
Founded14 August 1976; 48 years ago (1976-08-14)
Country Honduras
TypeNavy
RoleNaval warfare
Size4.000
Part ofArmed Forces of Honduras
PatronOur 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
ColorsBlue and White
EngagementsWorld 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]

  1. ^ "Historia de las Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras" (PDF). conferenciafac.org (in Spanish). Conferencia de las Fuerzas Armadas Centroamericanas. Retrieved 11 September 2024.