ASMAR

Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada
Company typeState-owned company
IndustryShipbuilding, defence, engineering
FoundedApril 6, 1960; 64 years ago (1960-04-06)
Headquarters
Valparaíso
,
Chile
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Pablo Niemann Figari (CEO)
ProductsWarships, patrol vessels, auxiliary ships, boats, ferries, fishing vessels, barges, platform supply vessels and other products
ServicesShipbuilding, repair, maintenance, transformation and modernization of ships
RevenueIncrease US$180.1 million[1] (2021)
OwnerState of Chile
Number of employees
3,000+ variable per month[2] (2021)
SubsidiariesSISDEF
SOCIBER
Websitewww.asmar.cl

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

Gallery

Patrol vessels
  • Patrol craft Quintero (LSG-1621), Protector class, Chilean Navy, 2003
    Patrol craft Quintero (LSG-1621), Protector class, Chilean Navy, 2003
  • Offshore patrol vessel ICGV Þór, Icelandic Coast Guard, 2011
    Offshore patrol vessel ICGV Þór, Icelandic Coast Guard, 2011
  • Offshore patrol vessel Cabo Odger (OPV-84), OPV-80 class, Chilean Navy, 2017
    Offshore patrol vessel Cabo Odger (OPV-84), OPV-80 class, Chilean Navy, 2017
Amphibious and transport ships
  • Landing ship Rancagua (LST-92), BATRAL class, Chilean Navy, 1983
    Landing ship Rancagua (LST-92), BATRAL class, Chilean Navy, 1983
  • Troopship Aquiles (AP-41), Chilean Navy, 1988
    Troopship Aquiles (AP-41), Chilean Navy, 1988
Survey vessels
  • Hydrographic patrol ship Corneta Cabrales (PSH-77), Taitao class, Chilean Navy, 1996 (patrol vessel transformed in 2000)
    Hydrographic patrol ship Corneta Cabrales (PSH-77), Taitao class, Chilean Navy, 1996 (patrol vessel transformed in 2000)
  • Research ship Cabo de Hornos (AGS-61), Chilean Navy, 2013
    Research ship Cabo de Hornos (AGS-61), Chilean Navy, 2013
Other products
  • Floating drydock Valparaíso III, SOCIBER company, 1983
    Floating drydock Valparaíso III, SOCIBER company, 1983
  • Pumar boat, line of boats built since the 90s in different variants
    Pumar boat, line of boats built since the 90s in different variants
  • Skúa barge, naval artifacts built since the 2000s for cargo transportation
    Skúa barge, naval artifacts built since the 2000s for cargo transportation
  • Platform support vessel Maersk Dispatcher, Maersk, 2005 (built in conjunction with the Asenav shipyard)
    Platform support vessel Maersk Dispatcher, Maersk, 2005 (built in conjunction with the Asenav shipyard)
  • Icelandic fishing vessel Heimaey (VE-1), 2012
    Icelandic fishing vessel Heimaey (VE-1), 2012
  • Passenger transport boat Capitán IHL, Chilean Army, 2015
    Passenger transport boat Capitán IHL, Chilean Army, 2015

See also

References

  1. ^ García, Nicolás (11 May 2022). "Asmar achieves revenues of 180.1 million dollars in 2021". Infodefensa.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Dotación de ASMAR por calidad jurídica" (pdf) (in Spanish). ASMAR. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

Sources

  • Montaño Mardones, Víctor (November–December 1995). "El Apostadero Naval de Talcahuano, los Arsenales de Marina y ASMAR: Historias paralelas" (PDF). Revista de Marina (in Spanish). 112 (829). Viña del Mar, Chile.
  • "ASMAR: El apoyo industrial de la flota" (PDF). Revista de Marina (in Spanish). 133 (955). Viña del Mar, Chile. November–December 2016.
  • Ostornol Varela, Sergio (July–August 1982). "ASMAR y la industria naval" (PDF). Revista de Marina (in Spanish). 99 (749). Viña del Mar, Chile.
  • Volker Charles, John (May–June 1991). "La industria naval" (PDF). Revista de Marina (in Spanish). 108 (802). Viña del Mar, Chile.
  • Bravo Valdivieso, Germán (2006). "Buques de la Armada construidos en Chile" (PDF). Academia de Historia Naval y Marítima de Chile (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile.
  • Gómez Valencia, Luis (January–February 2010). "ASMAR Valparaíso en el siglo XXI" (PDF). Revista de Marina (in Spanish). 127 (914). Viña del Mar, Chile.
  • Wood, Gerald L. (January–February 1969). "ASMAR, bases para la formulación de una política de astilleros para Chile" (PDF). Revista de Marina (in Spanish). 86 (668). Viña del Mar, Chile.

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