| Post: | Commander-in-chief |
| Body: | the Chilean Navy |
| Flagsize: | 125px |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Navy |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of the Chilean Navy.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 110px |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of the Chilean Navy |
| Incumbent: | Admiral Juan Andres de la Maza Larrain |
| Incumbentsince: | 18 June 2021 |
| Reports To: | Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence |
| Seat: | Valparaíso |
| Appointer: | President of Chile |
| Termlength: | 4 years |
| Formation: | 1817 |
| First: | Rudecindo Alvarado |
This article lists the commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Navy. The Chilean Navy (Spanish; Castilian: Armada de Chile) is the naval force of Chile. The Chilean Navy dates back to 1817.
The current Commander-in-Chief is Admiral Juan Andrés de la Maza Larrain. He was appointed by former President Sebastian Piñera on 18 June 2021.[1]
| Portrait | Rank | Name | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy Captain 1st Class | Manuel Blanco Encalada | 1818 | 1821 | ||
| Colonel | José Ignacio Zenteno del Pozo | 1821 | 1825 | ||
| General | Francisco de la Lastra de la Sotta | 1825 | 1829 | ||
| Division General | José María de la Cruz Prieto | 1829 | 1831 | ||
| José Matías López Orrego | 1831 | 1833 | |||
| Colonel of Militia | Diego Portales Palazuelos | 1833 | 1834 | ||
| Colonel | Ramón de la Cavareda Trucios | 1834 | 1837 | ||
| Colonel | Victorino Garrido | 1837 | 1842 | ||
| Division General | José María de la Cruz Prieto | 1842 | 1843 | ||
| Commodore | Robert Winthrop Simpson | 1843 | 1844 | ||
| Division General | José Joaquín Prieto Vial | 1844 | 1845 | ||
| Navy Captain | Robert Winthrop Simpson | 1845 | 1846 | ||
| General | José Santiago Aldunate Toro | 1846 | 1847 | ||
| Vice Admiral | Manuel Blanco Encalada | 1847 | 1852 | ||
| Rear Admiral | Robert Winthrop Simpson | 1852 | 1853 | ||
| Julián Riesco Droguett | 1853 | 1856 | |||
| Domingo Espiñera Riesco | 1856 | 1858 | |||
| Manuel Valenzuela Castillo | 1858 | 1858 | |||
| Jovino Novoa Vidal | 1859 | 1859 | |||
| General | Juan Vidaurre-Leal Morla | 1859 | 1859 | ||
| Colonel | Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez | 1860 | 1860 | ||
| General | José Santiago Aldunate Toro | 1861 | 1864 | ||
| Juan Ramón Lira | 1864 | 1865 | |||
| Vicente Villalón | 1865 | 1865 | |||
| Juan Ramón Lira | 1865 | 1866 | |||
| José María de la Cruz Salvo | 1867 | 1867 | |||
| Commodore | José Anacleto Goñi Prieto | 1867 | 1868 | ||
| Juan Ramón Lira | 1868 | 1868 | |||
| Commodore | José Anacleto Goñi Prieto | 1869 | 1870 | ||
| Francisco Echaurren García-Huidobro | 1870 | 1876 | |||
| Eulogio Altamirano Aracena | 1876 | 1879 | |||
| Rear Admiral | José Anacleto Goñi Prieto | 1879 | 1880 | ||
| Eulogio Altamirano Aracena | 1880 | 1880 | |||
| Commodore | Oscar Viel Toro | 1881 | 1883 | ||
| Domingo Toro Herrera | 1884 | 1885 | |||
| Rear Admiral | Juan José Latorre Benavente | 1886 | 1887 | ||
| Rear Admiral | Luis Uribe Orrego | 1887 | 1889 | ||
| Rear Admiral | Juan Williams Rebolledo | 1890 | 1891 | ||
| Rear Admiral | Oscar Viel Toro | 1891 | 1891 | ||
| Rear Admiral | Francisco Javier Molinas Gacitúa | 1892 | 1892 | ||
| Rear Admiral | Luis Anacleto Castillo Goñi | 1893 | 1897 |
| Portrait | Rank | Name | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Admiral | Jorge Montt Álvarez | 1897 | 1913 | ||
| Vice Admiral | Luis Alberto Goñi Simpson | 1913 | 1916 | ||
| Vice Admiral | Lindor Pérez Gacitúa | 1916 | 1916 | ||
| Vice Admiral | Joaquín Muñoz Hurtado | 1916 | 1922 | ||
| Vice Admiral | Francisco Nef Jara | 1922 | 1924 | ||
| Vice Admiral | Salustio Valdés Cortés | 1924 | 1925 | ||
| Vice Admiral | Luis Langlois Vidal | 1925 | 1925 | ||
| Vice Admiral | Juan Schroeder Peña | 1925 | 1927 |
| Portrait | Rank | Name | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Admiral | Olegario Reyes del Río | 1938 | 1938 | ||
| Vice Admiral | Luis Alvarez Jaramillo | 1938 | 1938 | ||
| Vice Admiral | Julio Allard Pinto | 1938 | 1943 | ||
| Vice Admiral | Vicente Merino Bielich | 1943 | 1947 | ||
| Vice Admiral | Emilio Daroch Soto | 1947 | 1948 | ||
| Vice Admiral | Carlos Torres Hevia | 1948 | 1952 | ||
| Vice Admiral | Danilo Bassi Galleguillos | 1952 | 1952 | ||
| Vice Admiral | Enrique Lagreze Echavarría | 1952 | 1954 | ||
| Vice Admiral | Francisco O'Ryan Orrego | 1954 | 1958 | ||
| Vice Admiral | Leopoldo Fontaine Nakin | 1958 | 1962 | ||
| Admiral | Hernán Cubillos Leiva | 1962 | 1964 | ||
| Admiral | Jacobo Neumann Etienne | 1964 | 1966 | ||
| Admiral | Ramón Barros González | 1966 | 1968 | ||
| Admiral | Fernando Porta Angulo | 1968 | 16 October 1970 | ||
| Admiral | Hugo Tirado Barros | 16 October 1970 | 3 November 1970 | ||
| Admiral | Raúl Montero Cornejo | 1970 | 11 September 1973 (deposed) | ||
| Admiral | José Toribio Merino Castro | 11 September 1973 | 8 March 1990 | ||
| Admiral | Jorge Martínez Busch | 8 March 1990 | 14 November 1997 | ||
| Admiral | Jorge Arancibia Reyes | 14 November 1997 | 18 June 2001 | ||
| Admiral | Miguel Ángel Vergara Villalobos | 18 June 2001 | 18 June 2005 | ||
| Admiral | Rodolfo Codina Díaz | 18 June 2005 | 18 June 2009 | ||
| Admiral | Edmundo González Robles | 18 June 2009 | 18 June 2013 | ||
| Admiral | Enrique Larrañaga Martín | 18 June 2013 | 18 June 2017 | ||
| Admiral | Julio Leiva Molina | 18 June 2017 | 18 June 2021 | ||
| Admiral | Juan Andres de la Maza Larrain | 18 June 2021 | Incumbent |