This article lists the commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Navy. The Chilean Navy () is the naval force of Chile. The Chilean Navy dates back to 1817.
The current Commander-in-Chief is Admiral Fernando Cabrera Salazar.
List Valparaíso governor (1812–1818)
Navy General Commander (1818–1897) Portrait Rank Name Took office Left office Navy Captain 1st Class Manuel Blanco Encalada 1818 1821 Colonel José Ignacio Zenteno 1821 1825 General Francisco de la Lastra 1825 1829 Division General José María de la Cruz 1829 1831 Matías López Orrego 1831 1833 Colonel of Militia Diego Portales 1833 1834 Colonel Ramon de la Cavareda 1834 1837 Colonel Victorino Garrido 1837 1842 Division General José María de la Cruz 1842 1843 Commodore Roberto Simpson 1843 1844 Division General José Joaquín Prieto 1844 1845 Navy Captain Roberto Simpson 1845 1846 General Santiago Aldunate 1846 1847 Vice Admiral Manuel Blanco Encalada 1847 1852 Rear Admiral Roberto Simpson 1852 1853 Julian Riesco 1853 1856 Domingo Espiñeira 1856 1858 Manuel Valenzuela 1858 1858 Jovino Novoa Vidal 1859 1859 General Juan Vidaurre-Leal 1859 1859 Colonel Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez 1860 1860 General Santiago Aldunate 1861 1864 Juan Ramon Lira 1864 1865 Vicente Villalon 1865 1865 Juan Ramón Lira 1865 1866 José María de la Cruz Salvo 1867 1867 Commodore José Anacleto Goñi 1867 1868 Juan Ramón Lira 1868 1868 Commodore José Anacleto Goñi 1869 1870 Francisco Echaurren 1870 1876 Eulogio Altamirano 1876 1879 Rear Admiral José Anacleto Goñi 1879 1880 Eulogio Altamirano 1880 1880 Commodore Oscar Viel Toro 1881 1883 Domingo de Toro 1884 1885 Rear Admiral Juan José Latorre 1886 1887 Rear Admiral Luis Uribe Orrego 1887 1889 Rear Admiral Williams Rebolledo 1890 1891 Rear Admiral Óscar Viel y Toro 1891 1891 Rear Admiral Francisco Molinas 1892 1892 Rear Admiral Luis Castillo Goñi 1893 1897
Navy General Director (1897–1927) Portrait Rank Name Took office Left office Vice Admiral Jorge Montt 1897 1913 Vice Admiral Luis Goñi Simpson 1913 1916 Vice Admiral Lindor Pérez 1916 1916 Vice Admiral Joaquín Muñoz 1916 1922 Vice Admiral Francisco Nef 1922 1924 Vice Admiral Salustio Valdés 1924 1925 Vice Admiral Luis Langlois 1925 1925 Vice Admiral Juan Schroeder 1925 1927
Navy Inspector General (1927–1932)
Navy General Director (1932–1938)
Navy Commander-in-chief (1938–present) Portrait Rank Name Took office Left office Vice Admiral Olegario Reyes 1938 1938 Vice Admiral Luis Álvarez Jaramillo 1938 1938 Vice Admiral Julio Allard 1938 1943 Vice Admiral Vicente Merino Bielich 1943 1947 Vice Admiral Emilio Daroch 1947 1948 Vice Admiral Carlos Torres Hevia 1948 1952 Vice Admiral Danilo Bassi 1952 1952 Vice Admiral Enrique Lagreze 1952 1954 Vice Admiral Francisco O'Ryan 1954 1958 Vice Admiral Leopoldo Fontaine 1958 1962 Admiral Hernán Cubillos Leiva 1962 1964 Admiral Jacobo Neumann 1964 1966 Admiral Ramón Barros González 1966 1968 Admiral Fernando Porta 1968 16 October 1970 Admiral Hugo Tirado 16 October 1970 3 November 1970 Admiral Raúl Montero 1970 11 September 1973(deposed) Admiral José Toribio Merino 11 September 1973 8 March 1990 Admiral Jorge Martínez Busch 8 March 1990 14 November 1997 Admiral Jorge Arancibia 14 November 1997 18 June 2001 Admiral Miguel Ángel Vergara 18 June 2001 18 June 2005 Admiral Rodolfo Codina 18 June 2005 18 June 2009 Admiral Edmundo González Robles 18 June 2009 18 June 2013 Admiral Enrique Larrañaga 18 June 2013 18 June 2017 Admiral Julio Leiva Molina 18 June 2017 18 June 2021 Admiral Juan Andrés de la Maza 18 June 2021 18 June 2025AdmiralFernando Cabrera Salazar18 June 2025Incumbent
See also Chilean Armed Forces Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence (Chile) List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Army List of commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force
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