Ecuadorian Navy

Ecuadorian Navy
Armada del Ecuador (Spanish)
Ecuadorian Navy insignia
Founded1832
Country Ecuador
TypeNavy
Size9,400[1]
27 vessels
Part ofArmed Forces of Ecuador
Anniversaries25 July, Navy Day and the anniversary of the Battle of Jambelí
Battle honoursEcuadorian–Peruvian War 1941
Commanders
Commander-in-chief of the NavyRear 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).

  1. ^ a b International Institute for Strategic Studies (25 February 2021). The Military Balance 2021. London: Routledge. p. 410. ISBN 9781032012278.