Chilean Navy Parade - 200th Independence Anniversary

Chilean Naval Parade celebrating 200th Independence anniversary

Valparaiso harbor, 20th September, 2010

Onboard of the Chilean training vessel ‘Esmeralda’, president Sebastián Piñera salutes as the ships go by

Chilean Air Force (FACH) acrobatic team ‘Halcones’

Chilean flagship FF19 frigate class Broadsword, type 22 ‘Almirante Williams’

warships and submarines on parade

LST ships

Chilean sailors onboard FF19 ‘Almirante Williams’

view from shore

FACH acrobatic airplanes drawing the star of the Chilean flag in the sky

LST with Zodiac boats with marines

 crew members of the Canadian ship HMCS DDG283 ‘Algonquin’ saluting the authorities

Argentina coastguard ship GC24 ‘Mantilla’

Brasil corvette V34 ‘Barroso’

Chilean frigate FF07 type 23 ‘Almirante Lynch’

Chilean Naval anti-sub P3 Orion airplanes

Chilean Navy training vessel ‘Esmeralda’

Chilean frigates 

Chilean submarine ‘Scopene’ class 

Chilean Icebreaker AP46 ‘Almirante Viel’ (built in Canada)

foreground, BE ‘Esmeralda’. Background, naval transport AP41 ‘Aquiles’

Canadian frigate HMCS DDG283 ‘Algonquin’

 

LST 92 ‘Rancagua’ accompanied by zodiacs boats with marines

 

Chilean Navy 4 masts training ship BE ‘Esmeralda’

Chilean Type 23 frigate

harbor Tug Boat

Chilean Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16

Chilean Navy training vessel BE43 ‘Esmeralda’, acquired from Spain in 1954 

people watching the naval parade from the coast 

group of naval helicopters 

Chilean Navy helicopters

Chilean Air Force ‘Twin Otters’ (Canadian origin)

group of F 16 passing over the BE ‘Esmeralda’

Chilean Air Force (FACH) acrobatic team flying german made planes Extra 300L 

Tub Boat

Brazilian corvette V34 ‘Barroso’ 

civilian boats joining the celebration activities