NRP Afonso de Albuquerque

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The NRP Afonso de Albuquerque was a frigate of the Portuguese Navy. She was commissioned on 28 May 1934 and was captured on 18 December 1961 by the Indian frigate INS Betwa, off the coast of Goa, India.[1] The Afonso was the only Portuguese naval ship defending Goa from an Indian invasion. She was eventually repaired by the Indian Navy and sold.

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  1. ^ Portuguese Navy 1875

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