The Navy of El Salvador is the naval

Navy

A navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...

 arm of the Armed Forces of El Salvador. The current navy was created in 1952, after an absence of almost forty years.

Built around craft and duties absorbed from the Salvadoran Coast Guard, the navy is primarily composed of patrol boats tasked with coastal patrol and fishery protection. The current fleet is made up of three Camcraft-type patrol boats originally built in the United States for use as oilfield crew boats. New patrol boats have been ordered from Chile to replace or supplement the current, aging ships.

Current fleet

Number/Name	Class	Builder	Type	Year	Details
General Manuel José Arce	Cactus/Balsam class USCG Seagoing Buoy Tender The Seagoing Buoy Tender is a type of U.S. Coast Guard cutter originally designed to service aids to navigation, throughout the waters of the United States, and wherever U.S. shipping interests require. The Coast Guard has maintained a fleet of seagoing buoy tenders dating back to its origins in...		Support vessel	2002	Ex-USCGC Madrona USCGC Madrona (WLB-302) -Ship's history:USCGC Madrona was a U. S. Coast Guard 180 foot seagoing buoy tender. Madrona was built by the Zenith Dredge Company of Duluth, MN at a cost of $949,144.... . Built as a seagoing buoy tender for the US Coast Guard in 1942. Decommissioned and sold to El Salvador in 2002.
GC6	Camcraft-type		Patrol boat	1975
GC7	Camcraft-type		Patrol boat	1975
GC8	Camcraft-type		Patrol boat	1975

Future fleet

Two (possibly three) new patrol boats have been ordered from Chile. They will be slightly larger than the current patrol boats with a displacement of 107 tons, measure 32.7 x 6.7 x 2.1 meters, and have a crew of 14. They will also be slightly slower with a top speed of 18 knots. Armament will be 1 x 20mm gun, and one 12.7mm machine gun.