Central American Naval Bases and Units 1990 - 2000

Naval Bases and Units for Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and El Salvador Time-frame: 1990 - 2000 Database: DB300 v511 Note: Similar vessels are used in place of actual units when not represented by the current database. Some locations / bases are in the correct city, but not always in their exact location, these are marked by a (?) in the description. SOURCE: The Naval Institute Guide To Combat Fleets of the World 1998-1999 by A. D. Baker IIII BELIZE Personnel (1997): 5 officers, 37 enlisted Base: Headquarters and principal base at Placencia, Belize City; small detachment at Hunting Cay COSTA RICA Guardia Civil Sección Maritimo Personnel (1998): 250 total Bases: Golfito, Puntarenas, and Puerto Limon GUATEMALA Personnel (1998): 1,250 total including 130 officers and 650 Marines Bases: The Guatemalan Navy is organized into two fleets: Base Naval del Atlántico (BANATLAN) at Santo Tomás de Castilla, and Base Naval del Pacífico (BANAPAC) at Puerto Quetzal; subordinate to BANAPAC is the Sipacate Naval Detachment with the Centro de Adiestramento de Infanteria de Marina (Marine Training Center). HONDURAS Personnel (1998): 950 total (95 officers, 855 enlisted, including 380 naval infantry) Bases: Amapala, La Ceiba, Puerto Castilla, Puerto Cortés, and Puerto Trujillo Naval Aviation NICARAGUA Personnel (1998): Approximately 700 total. The former naval infantry has been dis-banded. Bases: The fleet is organized into an Atlantic Naval District with headquarters at Bluefields and a Pacific District with headquarters at Puerto Corinto. Atlantic bases include Puerto Cabezas and El Bluff, and in the Pacific are Puerto Corinto and San Juan del Sur. PANAMA Personnel (1998): 530 total. Base: Flamenco Island, Colón. Repair facilities at Coco Solo. In mid-1996, construction began on a new base, repair, and training facility at Remo Largo, Cativa, Colón. EL SALVADOR Personnel (1998): 700 total. Bases: Acajutla, La Libertad, La Union, and El Triunfo