Nicaraguan Navy

Nicaraguan Navy
Fuerza Naval del Ejercito de Nicaragua
Founded1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Country Nicaragua
TypeNavy
RoleNaval warfare
Part ofNicaraguan Armed Forces
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief President Daniel Ortega
Minister of DefenceRosa Adelina Barahona Castro
Chief of Naval ForceRear Admiral Ángel Eugenio Fonseca Donaire
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The Nicaraguan Navy, officially the Naval Force of the Nicaraguan Army, (Spanish: Fuerza Naval del Ejercito de Nicaragua) is the naval service branch of the Nicaraguan Armed Forces. The navy's mission is to ensure the defense and security of the islands, territorial waters and exclusive economic zone of Nicaragua in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.