List of ships of the Portuguese Navy

This is a list of various Portuguese warships:

Seen at Horta' Azores July 2015, A523. Appears also to be Flower Class corvette and making hydrological surveys off the coast. Correction to above, A523 is Almirantr Gajo Coutinho, ex US N S Assurance, used for hydrological surveying

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
D. Maria I 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
Carvalho Araújo 1915–59 British Arabis-class sloop
República 1915–39 British Arabis-class sloop
F 475 Gonçalo Velho 1933–61
F 476 Gonçalves Zarco 1933–64
F 470 Afonso de Albuquerque 1935–61
F 471 Bartolomeu Dias 1935–67
A 528 Pedro Nunes 1935–76
F 477,
A 5200		 João de Lisboa 1937–66
A524 Carvalho Araújo 1959–75 British Flower-class corvette; used as an hydrographic survey vessel; ex-HMS Chrysanthemum, ex-FFL Commandant Drogou, ex-Terje X
Bengo 1948–48 Canadian Flower-class corvette ex-HMCS Whitby. Transferred to Mozambique as a pilot tender with the same name. Fate unknown.
A527 Almeida Carvalho 1950–71 Converted British Bangor-class minesweeper used as an hydrographic survey vessel; ex-HMCS Fort York
F470 Cacheu 1965–74 Converted British Bangor-class minesweeper; ex-HMCS Caraquet, ex-NRP Almirante Lacerda
F471 António Enes 1971– In service
F475 João Coutinho 1970– In service
F476 Jacinto Cândido 1970– In service
F477 General Pereira d'Eça 1970– In service
F484 Augusto Castilho 1970–2003 Decommissioned
F485 Honório Barreto 1971–2002 Decommissioned
F486 Baptista de Andrade 1974– In service, first of four Baptista de Andrade-class corvettes;
F487 João Roby 1975– In service
F488 Afonso Cerqueira 1975– In service
F489 Oliveira e Carmo 1975–2001 Decommissioned, sunk as artificial reef 30 October 2012
T Tejo 1904–27 Sunk March 1927
L Liz 1914–14 Transferred to the Royal Navy (31 May 1915) and was renamed HMS Arno; sunk in the same year by collision with a battleship
G Guadiana 1913–34
D Douro 1914–31
TA Tamega 1922–45
V Vouga 1920–31 Sunk March 1931
D334 (ex V) Vouga 1933–67
D333 (ex L) Lima 1933–65
D331 (ex D) Dão 1935–60
D335 (ex T) Tejo 1935–65
D332 (ex DR) Douro 1936–59
F332 Nuno Tristão 1945–70 British River-class frigate; ex-HMS Avon; scrapped
F331 Diogo Gomes 1949–68 British River-class frigate; ex-HMS Awe; scrapped
F333 Diogo Cão 1957–68 US John C. Butler-class destroyer escort, classified as frigate; ex-USS Formoe (DE-509); scrapped
F334 Corte Real 1957–68 US John C. Butler-class destroyer escort, classified as frigate; ex-USS McCoy Reynolds (DE-440); scrapped
F335; DE 1032(US) Pêro Escobar 1957–75 Ordered and bought by the USA for Portugal; scrapped
F336 Álvares Cabral 1959–71 British Bay-class frigate; ex-HMS Burghead Bay; scrapped
F337 Pacheco Pereira 1959–70 British Bay-class frigate; ex-HMS Bigbury Bay; scrapped
F479 Dom Francisco de Almeida 1961–70 British Bay-class frigate; ex-HMS Morecambe Bay; scrapped
F478 Vasco da Gama 1961–71 British Bay-class frigate; ex-HMS Mounts Bay; scrapped
F472; DE 1039 Almirante Pereira da Silva 1963–89 Although officially decommissioned only in 1989, it was inoperative from the early 1980s; scrapped at Alhos Vedros
F473 Almirante Gago Coutinho 1967–89 Although officially decommissioned only in 1989, it was inoperative since the early 1980s; scrapped at Alhos Vedros
F474 Almirante Magalhães Correia 1968–89 Operative until mid-1980s, although very seldom used; scrapped at Alhos Vedros
F480 Comandante João Belo 1966–2008 Sold to Uruguay and officially transferred April 2008, as ROU-1 Uruguay, in service Uruguayan Navy
F482 Comandante Roberto Ivens 1968–98 Collided in 1995 with the Canadian AOR Preserver; wrecked; scrapped at Alhos Vedros
F481 Comandante Hermenegildo Capelo 1968–2004 Decommissioned April 2004; moored at Lisbon Naval Base; being prepared as artificial reef 2013
F483 Comandante Sacadura Cabral 1969–2008 Sold to Uruguay and officially transferred 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
P-1140 Cacine 1969– In service
P-1141 Cunene Scrapped
P-1142 Mandovi Scrapped
P-1143 Rovuma Scrapped
P-1144 Cuanza 1970– In service
P-1145 Geba Sunk in missile exercise 2008
P-1146 Zaire 1971– In service
P-1147 Zambeze Sank as artificial reef 30 October 2012
P-1160 Limpopo Sunk in a missile exercise 2005
P-1161 Save 1973–2010 Decommissioned, moored at Lisbon Naval Base, to be scrapped
P-360 Viana do Castelo 2011– In service
P-361 Figueira da Foz 2013– In service
E Espadarte 1913–28
F Foca 1917–34
G Golfinho 1917–34
H Hidra 1917–35
D Delfim 1934–50
D Espadarte 1935–50
G Golfinho 1935–50
S160 Narval 1948–69 British S-class submarine; ex-HMS Spur; scrapped
S161 Nautilo 1948–69 British S-class submarine; ex-HMS Saga; scrapped
S162 Neptuno 1948–67 British S-class submarine; ex-HMS Spearhead; scrapped
S163 Albacora 1967–2000 Moored at Lisbon Naval Base and used for spare parts (caniballized) scrap in 2011 in Alhos Vedros shipyard
S164 Barracuda 1968–2010 Decommissioned in 2010 to be converted to a museum ship, will be placed at Almada in 2013
S165 Cachalote 1968–75 Sold to Pakistan in 1975, renamed Ghazi
S166 Delfim II 1969–2005 Converted to a museum ship, will be placed at Viana do Castelo, in 2008?
S160 Tridente 2010– In service
S161 Arpão 2010– In service
1 Nº1 1881–1929
2 Nº2 1886–1921
3 Nº3 1886–1921
4 Nº4 1886–1921
A Ave 1921–40 Ex. "86 F L" of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, transferred to Portugal as reparation for World War I
L Liz 1921–34 Ex. "90 F L" of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, transferred to Portugal as reparation for World War I
S Sado 1921–40 Ex. "89 F L" of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, transferred to Portugal as reparation for World War I
M Mondego 1921–38 Ex. "91 F M" of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, transferred to Portugal as reparation for World War I
C Cávado 1921–21 Ex. "88 F C" of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, transferred to Portugal as reparation for World War I; Sank on the Moroccan coast while being towed by the Patrão Lopes
Z Zêzere 1921–21 Ex. "85 F Z" of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, transferred to Portugal as reparation for World War I; Sank on the Moroccan coast while being towed by NRP Patrão Lopes
# Ship name Commission State

Future Developments

The following are ships that are being built or that will be transferred to the Portuguese Navy:

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