The Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada (English: Navy Shipyards and Armories), better known by the acronym ASMAR, is a Chilean state-owned shipbuilding company with autonomous administration, which provides services to the Chilean Navy, mainly, and also to other domestic and foreign customers. Its predecessor was Arsenales de Marina, created in 1895, until it was restructured and adopted its current name on April 6, 1960.
It is the largest and most important shipbuilding and repair company in Chile, with three facilities located in Valparaíso, Talcahuano and Punta Arenas. The company's registered office is in Valparaíso, while its main plant is in Talcahuano.
Products
Warships
- CHILEAN SUBMARINE CHASER Papudo
- Future Chilean frigate
Patrol vessels
- Alacalufe-class patrol craft
- CHILEAN BOAT Tokerau
- Taitao-class large patrol craft
- CGS Vigilant
- Protector-class patrol craft
- OPV-80-class offshore patrol vessel
- ICGV Þór
- Defender-class boat (Defender 25 model co-produced with SAFE Boats International)
Amphibious and transport ships
- Orompello-class landing ship
- BATRAL-class landing ship
- CHILEAN TRANSPORT Aquiles
- Escotillón IV project
Hospital ship
- CHILEAN MEDICAL-DENTAL VESSEL Cirujano Videla
Survey vessels
- RV Árni Friðriksson
- CHILEAN RESEARCH SHIP Cabo de Hornos
- Antartica 1
Other products
- Boats
- Ferries
- Oil platform
- Floating dock
- Fishing vessels
- Barges
- Platform supply vessels
- Fénix capsules (built following the 2010 Copiapó mining accident)
- Ventilators (built as a result of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile)
Gallery
See also
- List of shipyards in Chile
- List of active ships of the Chilean Navy
- List of decommissioned ships of the Chilean Navy
- Plan Nacional Continuo de Construcción Naval
Sources
External links
References
- Nicolás García. Asmar achieves revenues of 180.1 million dollars in 2021 Infodefensa.com, 11 May 2022, retrieved 14 May 2022^
- Dotación de ASMAR por calidad jurídica ASMAR, retrieved 21 March 2022^