Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada

Company type	State-owned company
Industry	Shipbuilding, defence, engineering
Founded	April 6, 1960; 64 years ago (1960-04-06)
Headquarters	Valparaíso , Chile
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Pablo Niemann Figari ( CEO)
Products	Warships, patrol vessels, amphibious ship, research vessels, icebreaker, hospital ship, ferries, boats, fishing vessels, barges, floating docks, drillship, and others
Services	Shipbuilding, repair, maintenance, transformation and modernization of ships
Revenue	US$180.1 million [1] (2021)
Owner	State of Chile
Number of employees	3,000+ variable per month [2] (2021)
Subsidiaries	SISDEF SOCIBER
Website	www.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.

Relevant products

Amphibious and transport ships

• Orompello-class landing ship medium
• BATRAL-class landing ship
• Chilean transport Aquiles

Warship

• Chilean submarine chaser Papudo

Patrol vessels

• Taitao-class coastal patrol vessel
• Protector-class patrol boat
• OPV-80-class offshore patrol vessel
• ICGV Þór
• Defender-class boat (co-produced)

Hospital ship

• Chilean hospital ship Cirujano Videla

Research ships

• RV Árni Friðriksson
• Chilean research ship Cabo de Hornos

Other products

• Floating docks
• Drillship
• Fishing vessels
• Fénix capsules
• Ventilators

Future products

• Antartica 1
• Project Escotillón IV
• Future Chilean frigate

Gallery

• 
  Chilean landing ship Rancagua (LST-92), BATRAL class, 1983
• 
  Floating drydock Valparaíso III of the company SOCIBER, 1983
• 
  Chilean troopship Aquiles (AP-41), 1988
• 
  Chilean patrol boat Quintero (LSG-1621), Protector class, 2003
• 
  Offshore patrol vessel ICGV Þór of the Icelandic Coast Guard, 2011
• 
  Icelandic fishing vessel Heimaey (VE-1), 2012
• 
  Chilean research ship Cabo de Hornos (AGS-61), 2013
• 
  Chilean offshore patrol vessel Cabo Odger (OPV-84), OPV-80 class, 2017

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

References

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.

External links

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• Official website (in Spanish)
• Official website (in English)