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The Mexican Navy's stated mission is "to use the naval force of the federation for external defense, and to help with internal order". [2] As of 2020, the Navy consisted of about 68,200 men and women plus reserves, [ 3 ] over 189 ships, and about 130 aircraft.
Valle class - 11 (10 ships still active, 1 still at least afloat in Guaymas in January 2009; 1 other ship's fate unknown, 5 ships previously-retired in 1988 or 2004, 1 previously-scuttled as a dive wreck & artificial reef on 3/3/2022 near San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico, and 1 more sunk in 2006 by the Mexican Navy)
The Mexican Search and Rescue primary missions are SAR operations within 50 miles of the Mexican coast line, to accomplish search and rescue operations in a timely manner, It utilizes 5 current active Naval Stations. [2] There are two types of Search and Rescue Naval Stations (Estaciones Navales de Búsqueda y Rescate, ENSAR).
The Naval Infantry Corps (Spanish: Cuerpo de Infantería de Marina), also referred to as the Mexican Marines, are the naval infantry force of the Mexican Navy. The main task of the Infantería de Marina is to guarantee the maritime security of the country's ports and external and internal defense of the country.
Naval Shipyard 1 (ASTIMAR 1) in Tampico, Tamaulipas. Naval Shipyard 3 (ASTIMAR 3) in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz. Naval Repair Center Number 5 in Frontera, Tabasco. Naval Repair Center Number 7 in Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche. Naval Repair Center Number 11 in Chetumal, Quintana Roo. National Arsenal Number 3 in San Juan de Ulúa, Veracruz.
The Pacific Naval Force (Spanish: Fuerza Naval del Pacífico) is the Mexican Navy's presence in the Pacific Ocean.Its headquarters is in Manzanillo, Colima.The Pacific Naval Force was created in the same date as its Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea counterpart on February 11, 1972.
The destroyer was modified by the Mexican Navy and included a helicopter landing pad and an ASROC anti-submarine missile system. Netzahualcóyotl was used in drug interdiction and training missions for cadets from the Mexican Naval Academy, sailing annually up to San Francisco, California, in the United States.
The Gulf and Caribbean Sea Naval Force (Spanish: Fuerza Naval del Golfo y Mar Caribe) is the maritime division of the Mexican Navy, whose primary objective is to safeguard and protect the coastlines and territorial seas of Mexico bordering the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. The force was created on the same date as its Pacific counterpart on ...