December 12, 2019

Angeliki Frangou
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation
7 Avenue de Grande Bretagne, Office 11B2
Monte Carlo, MC 98000 Monaco

       Re: Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation
           Registration Statement on Form F-3
           Filed December 5, 2019
           File No. 333-235369

Dear Ms. Frangou:

       This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your
registration
statement.

        Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration.
We remind you
that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of their
disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action
by the staff.

       Please contact Irene Barberena-Meissner, Staff Attorney, at 202-551-6548
with any
questions.



                                                            Sincerely,

                                                            Division of
Corporation Finance
                                                            Office of Energy &
Transportation
cc:    Todd Mason, Esq.