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==Navy== {{main|Honduran Navy}} The Navy is a small force dealing with coastal and riverine security. The Navy has 71 patrol boats, interceptors and landing craft units. {| class="wikitable" ! style="text-align: left;"|Class ! style="text-align: left;"|Origin ! style="text-align: left;"|Type ! style="text-align: left;"|Versions ! style="text-align: left;"|In service ! style="text-align: left;"|Fleet |- | ISRAEL SHIPYARDS [[Sa'ar 62-class offshore patrol vessel]] <br> 62.0 meters / 204 feet || {{ISR}} || Ocean patrol vessel || OPV-62M || 1 || FNH-2021 ''General Trinidad Cabañas'' <br> Delivered by Israel Shipyard and arrived in country December 2019 |- | Damen Stan Patrol Boat <br> 42.8 meters / 140 feet || {{NLD}} || Coastal patrol vessel || 4207 || 2 ||FNH-1401 ''Lempira'' <br>FNH-1402 ''General Francisco Morazán'' |- | LANTANA BOATYARD Guardian Patrol Boats <br> 32.3 meters / 107 feet || {{USA}} || Coastal patrol craft || || 3 || FNH-1071 ''Tegucigalpa''<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2016/09/29/noticia-honduras-participa-patrullero-tegucigalpa-ejercicio-unitas.html |title=FNH 1071 Tegucigalpa UNITAS 2016 |website= www.infodefensa.com}}</ref> <br>FNH-1072 ''Copán'' <br>FNH-1073 unknown name |- | SWIFTSHIPS Patrol Boats <br> 32.0 meters / 105 feet || {{USA}} || Coastal patrol craft || || 3 || FNH-1051 ''Guaymuras'' <br> FNH-1052 ''Honduras'' <br> FNH-1053 ''Hibueras'' |- | IAI Dabur Type Patrol Boat <br> 26.0 meters / 85 feet || {{ISR}}<br>{{USA}} || Coastal patrol craft || || 1 || FNH-8501 ''Chamelecón'' |- | SWIFTSHIPS Patrol Boats <br> 20.0 meters / 65 feet || {{USA}} || Coastal patrol craft || || 5 || FNH 6501 ''Nacaome'' <br> FNH 6502 ''Goascorán'' <br> FNH 6503 ''Patuca'' <br> FNH 6504 ''Ulúa'' <br> FNH 6505 ''Choluteca'' |- | BOSTON WHALER Interceptors BW370 <br> 11.4 meters / 38 feet || {{USA}} || Interceptor boat || Guardian class || 10 || N/A |- | DAMEN Interceptors 1102 UHS <br>11.0 meters / 36 feet|| {{NLD}} || Interceptor boat || 1102 UHS || 6 || FNH-3601 to FNH-3606 |- | SAFE BOATS 35MMI Multi Misión Interceptor <br>10.7 meters / 35 feet || {{COL}} <br>{{USA}} || Interceptor boat || 35 MMI || 2<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.webinfomil.com/2018/10/la-fuerza-naval-de-honduras-bote-interceptor-mmi35.html| title = La Fuerza Naval de Honduras le compró a Cotecmar dos botes interceptores multimisión MMI 35 - Webinfomil| date = 19 October 2018}}</ref> || FNH-3501 <br>FNH-3502 |- | EDUARDOÑO Patrullero 320 <br>10.0 meters / 32 feet || {{COL}} || Interceptor boat || || 25 || FNH-3201 to FNH-3225 |- | NAPCO Piraña Patrol Boats<br>4.0 meters / 13 feet || {{USA}} || Riverine ops boat || Piraña class || 8 || |- | LANTANA BOATYARD Landing Craft Unit <br>45.5 meters / 149 feet || {{USA}} || Coastal transport || || 1 || FNH-1491 ''Punta Caxinas'' |- | COTECMAR BAL-C Short Range Logistic Support Ship <br>49.0 meters / 161 feet || {{COL}} || Short Range Logistic Support Ship || BAL-C || 1 || FNH-1611 ''Gracias a Dios''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webinfomil.com/2017/09/cotecmar-entrego-la-fuerza-naval-de.html|title=Cotecmar entregó a la Fuerza Naval de Honduras el buque logístico FNH 'Gracias a Dios'|website=www.webinfomil.com|date=29 September 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Honduras firma contrato con COTECMAR para la construcción de buque naval|url=http://www.cotecmar.com/noticias/honduras-firma-acuerdo-bda-2016|website=COTECMAR|access-date=2017-01-28|archive-date=2017-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202032240/http://www.cotecmar.com/noticias/honduras-firma-acuerdo-bda-2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Colombia, Honduras sign contract for COTECMAR vessel|url=http://www.janes.com/article/65691/colombia-honduras-sign-contract-for-cotecmar-vessel|website=IHS Jane's 360}}</ref> |- | SWIFTSHIPS LCM-8 Landing Craft Unit <br>22.9 meters / 75 feet || {{USA}} || Landing craft || || 3 || FNH-7301 ''Warunta'' <br> FNH-7302 ''Rio Coco'' <br> FNH-7303 unknown name |} The Honduran navy has 4 naval bases: * Base Naval Puerto Cortés – main repair and logistics base on the Caribbean Sea * Base Naval Puerto Castilla – main operating base of patrol boats on the Caribbean Sea * Base Naval Amapala – main operating base of coastal patrol craft on the north end of the island and only base on the Pacific Ocean side of Honduras * Base Naval Caratasca – new base to deal with drug trafficking Additionally, the Honduran navy has the following unit and schools: * 1st. Marine Infantry Battalion – only marine unit located at La Ceiba * Honduras Naval Academy – Trains officers for the Honduras Navy at La Ceiba * Naval Training Center – NCO and Sailor training facility
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