Danilo Bassi Galleguillos (1897–1984) was a Chilean naval officer who served as Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Navy in 1952.
Biography Bassi pursued a career as an officer in the Chilean Navy and eventually attained senior command positions within the institution. By 1940, he held the rank of captain, and from 1941 to 1944 he served as director of the Arturo Prat Naval Academy. In 1946, as a commodore, he commanded a Chilean naval division sent to the United States in connection with the acquisition of vessels following the Second World War.
In 1951, Bassi served as Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Fleet with the rank of rear admiral. The following year he was promoted to vice admiral and appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy, succeeding Carlos Torres Hevia. His tenure was brief, and he was succeeded later in 1952 by Enrique Lagreze.
Bassi retired from active service with the rank of vice admiral. He died in 1984.
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