The Ecuadorian Navy remembers the eighty-second Jambelí Naval Battle that took place on July 25, 1941, in the Jambelí Channel at the entrance to Puerto Bolívar, during the Peruvian invasion. The heroic Ecuadorian sailors left the echo of their voices for eternity, the sweat of honor and glory, the noise of the machines and the roar of the Calderón Gunboar cannon, when they successfully faced the Peruvian destroyer Almirante Villar with the largest crew, ton and firepower.
They showed that size did not matter, but an unwavering will to defend freedom and sovereignty, which facilitated the temporary flow of logistics of troops and materials from Guayaquil to Puerto Bolívar, even though the Peruvian invasion seized the province of El Oro. Until the navy did not increase, but controlling the gulf. naval and air forces; In the early 1980s, missile boats, torpedo submarines, aerial survey aircraft and marine weapons projected from sea to land. This constituted a strong naval force with a large reserve during the victory in the Cenepa war in 1995.
Our country has continental, island, maritime and aerial territory; population; Constitution; laws and institutions for its defense such as the navy that has a naval force for the defense and protection of the territory and maritime activities of Ecuadorians; It is integrated into the armed forces; Its scope is in all national waters; It has excellent symbols, its hymn in the first stanza sums up the mission in a remarkable way: it always goes towards the noble marina / under the beautiful and holy tricolor / proclaimed by the seas and rivers / the supreme greatness of Ecuador.
The naval force is made up of men and women recruited at a young age through a demanding process of knowledge, physical condition, mental health and, above all, ethical and moral values passed on by their family and educators. Naval College and Training Institutes promote institutional values such as honor, loyalty, discipline and respect for human rights, essential to fulfilling any armed mission with efficiency, effectiveness, energy and justice. Training is continuous during naval life.
Los buques, submarinos, airships, armas, equipos y materiales que tiene o debe tener la Armada depende de las amenazas que potential y prospectivamente sean determinadas por el poder político. These weapons are operated by sailors, men or women trained, trained and trained to high standards for responsible use; They are also maintained, repaired, modified or improved by scientific technical knowledge.
The epic actions of Commander Rafael Morán Valverde and his crew aboard the Calderón are endless echoes to follow, for the glory of our nation: The Noble Navy is always on the way! Long live the navy! Long live Ecuador! (OR)
Source: Eluniverso
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