Peruvian Navy

The Peruvian Navy (Spanish: Marina de Guerra del Perú, abbreviated MGP) is the branch of the <a href="/facts/Peru/dBt7XrYD">Peruvian</a> <a href="/facts/Military_of_Peru/sdmfIyXG">Armed Forces</a> tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) from the Peruvian <a href="/facts/Littoral/nVG7Qk4s">littoral</a>. Additional missions include assistance in safeguarding internal security, conducting <a href="/facts/Emergency_management/YjGIyW91">disaster relief</a> operations and participating in international <a href="/facts/Peacekeeping/bFrKlQY2">peacekeeping</a> operations.
The Marina de Guerra del Perú celebrates the anniversary of its creation in 1821 on October 8 and also commemorates the decisive <a href="/facts/Battle_of_Angamos/S2SAaFFq">Battle of Angamos</a>, the final part of the naval campaign of the <a href="/facts/War_of_the_Pacific/MgdGmxSo">War of the Pacific</a> between Peru and Chile at the end of 1879.

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Peruvian Navy