List of ships of the Portuguese Navy

This is a list of various Portuguese warships:

Contents

Historical battleships

Carracks (C) and galleons (G)

Sail battleships (ships of the line)

Steam battleships

1807 Fleet

The following is a list of the Portuguese warships which were lying in the Tagus River, Lisbon, when Lord St Vincent was there in September 1806:

Ship Guns State
Príncipe Real 84 Lower masts rigged, and the lower yards are across.
Príncipe do Brazil 84
Rainha de Portugal 74
Afonso de Albuquerque 74 Lower masts rigged, top-masts up, and down the lower masts, jib-booms on the bowsprit, cables bent to the spare anchors: appear to have their ballast on board.
Princesa da Beira 64
Infante Dom Pedro 74
Medusa 74
Belém 64
Maria Primeira 74
São Sebastião* 74
Name unknown 74
Name unknown 74
Santo António 70 In dock 7 years and 3 months
Príncipe Regente 74 Building
Teresa 50 Lower masts rigged, and jib-boom on the bowsprit; just caulked
Golfinho 44
Amazónia 50
Pérola 50 Lower masts rigged, and the topmasts up, and down the masts; anchors on board, and one cable bent
Active 36
Princesa de Abiena 36
Andorinha 32
Vénus 36 Repairing, and preparing to heave down
Ulisses 36
Real Fonsor 28 Just repairing, and fitting
BoaVentura 16 Caulking
Serpente 22 Lower masts rigged; anchors and cables on board
Diligente 22
Gaivota 22
Real Fonza 16
Fereta (schooner) 8 Fitting for sea (new)
Benjamim 22 Corvette (French)
Tritão 44 Lower masts rigged, topmasts and spars on board; just caulked

N.B. One 74-gun ship sailed the latter end of August, and Rainha de Portugal arrived. These ships, in general, were said to be in good repair; and as to construction, equal, if not superior to the British.

Source: Nautical Chronicle, Vol. 18 (1807), pp 229–330, The Maritime History Virtual Archives

1900/2010 commissions

The following is a list of the Portuguese warships by type commissioned between 1900 and 2010

# Ship name Commission State

Corvettes
A524 Carvalho Araújo 1959–1975 British Flower Class corvette; used as an hydrographic survey vessel; ex-HMS Chrysanthemum, ex-FFL Commandant Drogou, ex-Terje X
Bengo 1948-1948 Canadian Flower Class corvette ex-HMCS Whitby
A527 Almeida Carvalho 1950–1971 Converted British Bangor class minesweeper used as an hydrographic survey vessel; ex-HMCS Fort York
F470 Cacheu 1965–1974 Converted British Bangor class minesweeper; ex-HMCS Caraquet, ex-NRP Almirante Lacerda
F475 João Coutinho 1969- Currently at service in Azores
F476 Jacinto Cândido 1970- Seen in the Algarve (Portimao - August 2006)
F477 General Pereira d'Eça 1970- Seen in port of Lisbon March 2007, Seen In Setubal 19 July 2008, put on reserve since April 2009
F484 Augusto Castilho 1970–2003 Decommissioned, Moored at the Lisbon Naval Base, to be Scrapped
F471 António Enes 1971- Seen in Ponta Delgada July 2007
F485 Honório Barreto 1971–2002 Decommissioned, Moored at the Lisbon Naval Base, to be Scrapped
F486 Baptista de Andrade 1973- First one of the four corvettes of the Baptista de Andrade class;
F487 João Roby 1975- Active
F488 Afonso Cerqueira 1975- Active
F489 Oliveira e Carmo 1975–2001 Decommissioned, Moored at the Lisbon Naval Base, to be Scrapped

Destroyers
T Tejo 1904–1927 Sunk at March 1927
L Liz 1914-1914 Transferred to the Royal Navy (31-5-1915) and was renamed HMS Arno; sunk in the same year by collision with a battleship
G Guadiana 1913–1934
D Douro 1914–1931
TA Tamega 1922–1945
V Vouga 1920–1931 Sunk at March 1931
D334 (ex V) Vouga 1933–1967
D333 (ex L) Lima 1933–1965
D331 (ex D) Dão 1935–1960
D335 (ex T) Tejo 1935–1965
D332 (ex DR) Douro 1936–1959

Frigates
F332 Nuno Tristão 1945–1970 British River class frigate; ex-HMS Avon; Scrapped
F331 Diogo Gomes 1949–1968 British River class frigate; ex-HMS Awe; Scrapped
F333 Diogo Cão 1957–1968 American destroyer escort of John C. Butler class, classified as frigate; ex-USS Formoe (DE-509); Scrapped
F334 Corte Real 1957–1968 American destroyer escort of John C. Butler class, classified as frigate; ex-USS McCoy Reynolds (DE-440); Scrapped
F335; DE 1032(US) Pêro Escobar 1957–1975 Ordered and bought by the United States for Portugal; Scrapped
F336 Álvares Cabral 1959–1971 British Bay class frigate; ex-HMS Burghead Bay; Scrapped
F337 Pacheco Pereira 1959–1970 British Bay class frigate; ex-HMS Bigbury Bay; Scrapped
F479 Dom Francisco de Almeida 1961–1970 British Bay class frigate; ex-HMS Morecambe Bay; Scrapped
F478 Vasco da Gama 1961–1971 British Bay class frigate; ex-HMS Mounts Bay; Scrapped
F472; DE 1039 Almirante Pereira da Silva 1963–1989 Although officially decommissioned only in 1989, it was inoperative from the early 80s; Scrapped at Alhos Vedros
F473 Almirante Gago Coutinho 1967–1989 Although officially decommissioned only in 1989, it was inoperative since the early 80s; Scrapped at Alhos Vedros
F474 Almirante Magalhães Correia 1968–1989 Operative until mid-80s, although very seldom used; Scrapped at Alhos Vedros
F480 Comandante João Belo 1966–2008 Sold to Uruguay and officially transf. April 2008, as ROU-1 Uruguay, in service Uruguayan Navy
F482 Comandante Roberto Ivens 1968–1998 Collided in 1995 with the Canadian AOR PRESERVER; Wrecked; Scrapped at Alhos Vedros
F481 Comandante Hermenegildo Capelo 1968–2004 Decommissioned April 2004; Moored at the Lisbon Naval Base; To be scrapped.
F483 Comandante Sacadura Cabral 1969–2008 Sold to Uruguay and officially transf. April 2008, as ROU-2 Cte Pedro Campbell, in service Uruguayan Navy
F330 Vasco da Gama 1991- In service
F331 Álvares Cabral 1991- In service
F332 Corte Real 1992- In service
F333 Bartolomeu Dias 2009- In service
F334 Dom Francisco de Almeida 2010- In service

Patrol boats
P-1140 Cacine 1969- Active as of 2005
P-1141 Cunene Scrapped
P-1142 Mandovi Scrapped
P-1143 Rovuma Scrapped
P-1144 Cuanza 1970- Active as of 2009
P-1145 Geba Sunk in missile exercise 2008
P-1146 Zaire 1971- Active as of 2005
P-1147 Zambeze Scrapped
P-1160 Limpopo Sunk in a missile exercice 2005
P-1161 Save 1973- Active as of 2005
P-360 Viana do Castelo 2011- In service

Submarines
E Espadarte 1913–1928
F Foca 1917–1934
G Golfinho 1917–1934
H Hidra 1917–1935
D Delfim 1934–1950
D Espadarte 1935–1950
G Golfinho 1935–1950
S162 Neptuno 1948–1967 British S-class submarine; ex-HMS Spearhead; Scraped
S160 Narval 1948–1969 British S-class submarine; ex-HMS Spur; Scraped
S161 Nautilo 1948–1969 British S-class submarine; ex-HMS Saga; Scraped
S165 Cachalote 1967–1975 Sold to Pakistan in 1975, renamed "Ghazi"
S163 Albacora 1967–2000 Moored at Lisbon Naval Base and used for spare parts (canibalization)
S164 Barracuda 1967–2010 Decomitioned in 2010
S166 Delfim II 1968–2005 Converted to a museum ship, will be placed at Viana do Castelo , in 2008?
S167 Tridente 2010- In service
S168 Arpão 2011- In service

Torpedo boats
1 Nº1 1881–1929
2 Nº2 1986-1921
3 Nº3 1986-1921
4 Nº4 1986-1921
A Ave 1921–1940 Ex. "86 F L" of the Austro-Hungary, given attributed to Portugal as payment for World War I
L Liz 1921–1934 Ex. "90 F L" of the Austro-Hungary, given attributed to Portugal as payment for World War I
S Sado 1921–1940 Ex. "89 F L" of the Austro-Hungary, given attributed to Portugal as payment for World War I
M Mondego 1921–1938 Ex. "91 F M" of the Austro-Hungary, given attributed to Portugal as payment for World War I
C Cávado 1921-1921 Ex. "88 F C" of the Austro-Hungary, given attributed to Portugal as payment for World War I; Sank on the Moroccan coast while being towed by the NRP "Patrão Lopes"
Z Zêzere 1921-1921 Ex. "85 F Z" of the Austro-Hungary, given attributed to Portugal as payment for World War I; Sank on the Moroccan coast while being towed by the NRP "Patrão Lopes"
# Ship name Commission State

2000/06 commissions

The following is a list of the Portuguese warships by type that were and will be commissioned between 2000 and 2006

# Ship name Commission State

Patrol boats
P-361 Figueira da Foz 2011?- In construction by ENVC (Portugal)

Ships under construction

The following is a list of the ships that are under construction or that will be transferred to the Portuguese Navy:

See also

References

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