The Pacific Naval Force is the Mexican Navy

Mexican Navy

The Mexican Navy is the naval branch of the Mexican military responsible for conducting naval operations. Its stated mission is "to use the naval force of the federation for the exterior defense, and to help with internal order". The Navy consists of about 56,000 men and women plus reserves, over...

's presence in the Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...

. It's Headquarters is based in Manzanillo, Colima

Manzanillo, Colima

The name Manzanillo refers to the city as well as its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Colima. The city, located on the Pacific Ocean, contains Mexico's busiest port. Manzanillo was the third port created by the Spanish in the Pacific during the New Spain period...

. The Pacific Naval Force was created in the same date as its Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...

 and Caribbean Sea

Caribbean Sea

The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....

 counterpart on February 11, 1972. The Surface ships are the main components of The Naval Force and is the means to secure and to operate sea control in strategic areas. Main objectives of the Naval force is to Defend the sovereignty and integrity of Mexico from sea, protect vital naval installations,protect human life and maintain marine traffic and maintain the rule of law in national waters.

Organization

The Naval Force is divided into 4 Naval Regions (Región Naval), 10 Naval Zones (Zona Naval), and 6 Naval Sectors (Sector Naval):

• Second Naval Region Northern Pacific (RN-2) – Ensenada, Baja California
  • Naval sector – Puerto Cortés, Baja California Sur
• Fourth Naval Region Gulf of California
  Gulf of California
  The Gulf of California is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland...
  
   (RN-4) – Guaymas, Sonora
  • Second Naval Zone (ZN-2) – La Paz, Baja California Sur
    • Naval Sector – Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur
    • Naval Sector – Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur
  • Fourth Naval Zone (ZN-4) – Mazatlán, Sinaloa
    • Naval Sector – Puerto Peñasco, Sonora
    • Naval Sector – San Felipe, Baja California
  • Naval Sector – Topolobampo, Sinaloa
• Sixth Naval Region Center Pacific (RN-6) – Manzanillo, Colima
  • Sixth Naval Zone (ZN-6) – San Blas, Nayarit
    • Naval Sector – Isla Socorro
  • Eight Naval Zone (ZN-8) – Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
  • Tenth Naval Zone (ZN-10) – Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán
• Eight Naval Region South Pacific (RN-8) – Acapulco, Guerrero
  • Naval Sector Ixtapa – Zihuatanejo, Guerrero
  • Twelfth Naval Zone (ZN-12) – Salina Cruz, Oaxaca
    • Naval Sector – Huatulco, Oaxaca
  • Fourteenth Naval Zone (ZN-14) – Puerto Chiapas, Chiapas

Destroyer Flotilla

• Manuel Azueta-class
  • ARM Manuel Azueta (D-111) (1973) – Present
• Quetzalcóatl-class
  • ARM Netzahualcoyotl (D-102)
    ARM Netzahualcóyotl (D-102)
    ARM Netzahualcóyotl , a Quetzalcóatl-class destroyer, is one of two destroyers in the Mexican Navy. The Netzahualcóyotl was originally the USS Steinaker , a Gearing class destroyer. Mexico purchased the Steinaker from the United States Navy in 1982, and re-named it after the Acolhua polymath...
    
     (1982) – Present
• Bravo Class
  Bronstein class frigate
  The Bronstein class frigates were United States Navy warships, originally laid down as ocean escorts , but were all redesignated as frigates on 30 June 1975 in the United States Navy 1975 ship reclassification and their hull designation changed from DE to FF.The lead ship of the class was the ,...
  
  
  • ARM Bravo (F-201)
    USS McCloy (FF-1038)
    USS McCloy was the second and final . Commissioned as a destroyer escort, the McCloy was redesignated as frigate on June 30, 1975. Decommissioned on December 14, 1990, and stricken from the Navy list on October 4, 1991, the McCLOY was transferred to Mexico on November 12, 1993, where she was...
    
     (1993) – Present
  • ARM Galeana (F-202)
    USS Bronstein (FF-1037)
    USS Bronstein was the lead ship of her class in the United States Navy. Named in honor of Ben Richard Bronstein, Assistant Surgeon, who was killed in action 28 February 1942 when was sunk by an enemy submarine off Cape May, New Jersey....
    
     (1993) – Present

Auxiliary Ship Flotilla

• Panuco Class
  • ARM Manzanillo (A-402) (1971) – Present
• Papaloapan Class
  Newport class tank landing ship
  Newport-class tank-landing ships are an improved class of American tank-landing ship , intended to provide substantial advantages over their World War II-era predecessors...
  
  
  • ARM Papaloapan (A-411)
    USS Newport (LST-1179)
    The USS Newport was the third ship to bear the name of the Rhode Island city. The first of her class of LSTs, she was capable of a sustained speed of...
    
     (2001) – Present
  • ARM Usumacinta (A-412)
    USS Frederick (LST-1184)
    USS Frederick is a Newport class tank landing ship that was named after the city of Frederick, Maryland and Frederick County, Maryland. She was laid down on 13 April 1968 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company; launched on 8 March 1969; sponsored by Mrs. Kleber S....
    
     (2001) – Present

Naval Infantry Units

• Command and General Staff
• 2nd Marine Amphibious Infantry Battalion
  • 1st Amphibious Assault Vehicle Company
• 4th Marine Amphibious Infantry Battalion
• 2nd Amphibious Assault Vehicle Company
• 2nd Amphibious Comando Battalion
• 3rd Amphibious Assault Vehicle Company
• Amphibious Vehicle Reconnaissance Company
• 2nd Support Battalion

Special Forces Group

• Special Forces Unit
  • Command and Command Group
  • Support Group
• Transport Unit
  • Mil Mi-8
    Mil Mi-8
    The Mil Mi-8 is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. The Mi-8 is the world's most-produced helicopter, and is used by over 50 countries. Russia is the largest operator of the Mi-8/Mi-17 helicopter....
    
    
• Patrol Interceptor Group

External links

• Pacific Naval Force