The Colombian Navy, officially the Colombian National Navy, also known as the "Armada Nacional" or just the "Armada" in Spanish, is the naval branch of the Military Forces of Colombia. The Navy is res
"Acción del Castillo de Maracaibo " Painting by José María Espinosa Prieto (1796–1883)
Colombian destroyer Caldas in the 1940s
Ships of four nations alongside the US Navy repair ship Jason at the Han Estuary, South Korea, 16 January 1952. The ships (L-R) are: HMAS Murchison, ARC Almirante Padilla, USS Gloucester and ROKS Taedong.
ARC Almirante Padilla (CM 51) circa 1948.
ARC Juan Ricardo Oyola Vera is the sixth in a number of progressively improved heavy riverine patrol and support vessels of the Colombian Navy. Specifically, it is classified as a PAF-IV. The ship is
Colombian Navy
…Riverine Support Patrol Boats (Spanish: Patrullera de Apoyo Fluvial, "PAF"), also called "riverine mothership" (Spanish: Nodriza Fluvial) like ARC Juan Ricardo Oyola Vera (NF-613) which have drawn the eye of other navies with similar requirements. Currently, the ARC is working on additional medium and long-term programs…
ARC TEFIM Juan Ricardo Oyola Vera