ASMAR
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Company typeState-owned company
IndustryShipbuilding, defence, engineering
FoundedApril 6, 1960
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| Company type | State-owned company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipbuilding, defence, engineering |
| Founded | April 6, 1960 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Pablo Niemann Figari (CEO) |
| Products | Warships, patrol vessels, auxiliary ships, boats, ferries, fishing vessels, barges, platform supply vessels and other products |
| 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.
Warships
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
Survey vessels
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
Patrol vessels
Patrol craft Quintero (LSG-1621), Protector class, Chilean Navy, 2003
Offshore patrol vessel ICGV Þór, Icelandic Coast Guard, 2011
Offshore patrol vessel Cabo Odger (OPV-84), OPV-80 class, Chilean Navy, 2017
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Amphibious and transport ships
Landing ship Rancagua (LST-92), BATRAL class, Chilean Navy, 1983
Troopship Aquiles (AP-41), Chilean Navy, 1988
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Survey vessels
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
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Other products
Floating drydock Valparaíso III, SOCIBER company, 1983
Pumar boat, line of boats built since the 90s in different variants
Skua barge, naval artifacts built since the 2000s for cargo transportation
Icelandic fishing vessel Heimaey (VE-1), 2012
Passenger transport boat Capitán IHL, Chilean Army, 2015
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