This naval force, renamed the Bolivian Naval Force in 1966, reached a strength of 5,000 personnel in 2008. It also had a naval unit permanently deployed in the Argentine city of Rosario.
The naval force, which was renamed the Bolivian Naval Force in 1966, grew to have 5,000 personnel by 2008.  It maintained a permanent naval unit in the Argentinian city of Rosario.