This is a list of various Portuguese warships.

Historical warships

Carracks (C), Naus (N) and galleons (G)

* São Gabriel (C) - 1497 * São Rafael (C) - 1497 *

Flor de la mar ''Flor do Mar'' or ''Flor de la Mar'' (Flower of the Sea), spelled ''Frol de la Mar'' in all Portuguese chronicles of the 16th century, was a Portuguese ''nau'' (carrack) of 400 tons, which over nine years participated in decisive events in the ...

Santo António Santo António (Portuguese for Saint Anthony), also known as Santo António do Príncipe, is the main settlement of the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. It lies on the north east coast. It is the capital of the Autonomous Reg ...

(C) - 1527 * São João Baptista (aka Botafogo) (G) - (c. 1534) * São Bento (C) - Wrecked 1554 * São Paulo - Wrecked 1561? * Águia - Sank 1559 * Garça - Sank 1559 * Cinco Chagas (1560/61) * São Martinho (G) - Flagship of the "Invincible Armada" in 1588 * São Mateus (G) - part of the Portuguese Squadron of the "Invincible Armada" * São Cristóvão (G) - part of the Portuguese Squadron of the "Invincible Armada" * São Filipe (1583) (G) - part of the Portuguese Squadron of the "Invincible Armada" * São Luís (1585) (G) - part of the Portuguese Squadron of the "Invincible Armada" * São Marcos (1585) (G) - part of the Portuguese Squadron of the "Invincible Armada" * Santiago (1585) (G) - part of the Portuguese Squadron of the "Invincible Armada" * São João (1586) (G) - Second flagship of the Portuguese Squadron of the "Invincible Armada" * São Bernardo (1586) (G) - part of the Portuguese Squadron of the "Invincible Armada" * Relíquias (C) - Sank 1587 * São Tomé - Wrecked 1589 *

Madre de Deus ''Madre de Deus'' (''Mother of God''; also called ''Mãe de Deus'' and ''Madre de Dios'') was a Portugal, Portuguese ocean-going Carrack, renowned for her capacious cargo and provisions for long voyages. She was returning from her second voya ...

Cinco Chagas ''Cinco Chagas'' (English: '' Five Wounds'') was a Portuguese ''nau'' ( carrack) that was sunk during the action of Faial on 22–23 June 1594 during the Anglo-Spanish War. When it was sunk, the carrack was reportedly holding 2,000 tons of trea ...

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1602 * Santo António (G) - In 1615 fleet to

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* Santo Amaro - Wrecked 1620 * Nossa Senhora da Conceição (C) (1620) - Burnt by Algerines 1621 * Santo Alberto (C) - Sank before 1622 * São João Baptista (c. 1621) - Sank 1622 * Santa Teresa de Jesus - Wrecked 1622 * São Carlos - Wrecked 1622 * São José - Wrecked 1622 * São Francisco Xavier (C) - Flagship of 1623 fleet to India, wrecked 1625 * Santa Isabel (C) - In 1623 fleet to India, storm 1624 * Nossa Senhora da Conceição (C) - In 1623 fleet to India, scuttled after damage 1625 * Santo André (G) - In 1623 fleet to India * Misericórdia (G) - In 1623 fleet to India * São Simão (G) - In 1623 fleet to India, storm 1624 * Nossa Senhora da Guia - Wrecked 1624 * São Pedro (G) * São João 366 * Cinco Chagas (C) (c. 1623) - In 1624 fleet to India * Nossa Senhora da Quietação (C) (c. 1623) - In 1624 fleet to India * São João (G) - In 1624 fleet to India * Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai * Nossa Senhora da Conceição (C/G) * Nossa Senhora dos Remédios * Nossa Senhora da Saúde (C) * Nossa Senhora de Belém - Sank 1635 * Bom Jesus (G) 64/70 (1636) * Santa Teresa (G) (c. 1637) - Burnt at the

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, 1639 * São Sebastião 54 - Burnt 1639 * Sacramento - Sank 1647 * Nossa Senhora da Atalaia - Sank 1647 * São Pedro da Ribeira (G) * Padre Eterno (G) (1663) * Santo António de Tana 54 - Sank 169

Sail battleships (ships of the line) from 1678

* Santa Clara 64 (1678) - In 1682 fleet to Italy * São João de Deus 60 (1691) - Last known service 1706 * Nossa Senhora da Glória 60 (1692) - Discarded 1707 * Nossa Senhora da Graça 60/64 (1694) - Last known service 1708 * Nossa Senhora da Estrela 64 (1694) - Discarded 1722 * Nossa Senhora da Madre de Deus 56/60 (1697) - Discarded 1732 * Nossa Senhora da Encarnação 56 (1698) - Captured in 1711 at the Battle of Rio de Janeiro

Sail battleships (ships of the line) from 1700

*Princesa do Céu (c. 1700) - Discarded 1718? *Nossa Senhora de Bettencourt (c. 1700) - Discarded 1701? *Nossa Senhora do Vale (c. 1701) - Discarded 1701? *Nossa Senhora da Conceição 80 (c. 1701) - Discarded 1724? *Nossa Senhora da Assunção 66 (c. 1705) - Discarded 1731? *Nossa Senhora das Portas do Céu de Rosette (c. 1706) - Discarded 1708? *São Jorge, Nossa Senhora das Necessidades 66 (c. 1708) - Discarded 1737? *Nossa Senhora da Conceição (c. 1710) - Discarded 1712? *Santa Ana e São Joaquim (c. 1711) - Discarded 1718? *Nossa Senhora da Piedade 66 (c. 1711) - Discarded 1725? *Nossa Senhora das Angústias (c. 1713) - Discarded 1713? *Nossa Senhora da Palma e São Pedro (c. 1715) - Discarded 1729? *Nossa Senhora do Pilar, o Padre Eterno 70 (c. 1715) - Discarded 1740? *

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66 (1715) - Sank after an explosion 1726 *Rainha dos Anjos 54-56 (c. 1716) - Burnt 1722 *São Lourenço 58 (c. 1716) - Discarded 1734? *Nossa Senhora da Luz 66 (probably ex-Dutch ''Daalhem'' or ''Prins Friso'' 64, acquired 1717) - Discarded 1720? *Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo 74 (probably ex-Dutch ''Zeelandia'' or ''Gelderland'' 72, acquired 1717) - Discarded 1724? *Nossa Senhora do Cabo e São Pedro de Alcântara 72 (probably ex-Dutch ''Zeelandia'' or ''Gelderland'' 72, acquired 1717) - Captured by pirates 1721 *Nossa Senhora da Guia 66 (probably ex-Dutch ''Daalhem'' or ''Prins Friso'' 64, acquired 1717) - Discarded 1719? *Nossa Senhora da Penha de França 70 (c. 1717) - Discarded 1730? *Nossa Senhora Madre de Deus e São João Evangelista 66 (c. 1717) - Discarded 1734? *Nossa Senhora da Atalaia 52 (c. 1719) - Discarded 1733? *Nossa Senhora Madre de Deus e São Francisco Xavier (c. 1720) - Discarded 1732? *Nossa Senhora da Vitória 64 (c. 1720) - Burnt 1730 *Nossa Senhora da Oliveira 50-52 (c. 1721) - Discarded 1737? *Nossa Senhora da Nazaré 50 (c. 1721) - BU 1741 *Nossa Senhora do Rosário 50 (c. 1723) - Discarded 1740? *Nossa Senhora do Livramento e São Francisco Xavier 66 (c. 1723) - Discarded 1735? * Nossa Senhora do Livramento 66 (c. 1724) *Santo António 64-74 (c. 1724) - Discarded 1725? *Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem (c. 1724) - Discarded 1728? *Nossa Senhora das Ondas 58 (c. 1724) - Discarded 1738? *Santa Teresa de Jesus 66 (c. 1724) - Discarded 1735? *Nossa Senhora da Lampadosa 50/64 (c. 1727) - Burnt 1759? *Nossa Senhora da Conceição e Santo António 70? (c. 1728) - Discarded 1734? *Nossa Senhora da Estrela 64 (c. 1729) - Discarded 1736? *Nossa Senhora do Rosário e Santo André 58 (c. 1732) - Burnt 1737 *Nossa Senhora da Conceição 74 (c. 1733) - Discarded 1745? *Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem 60 (c. 1734) - Discarded 1752? * Nossa Senhora da Vitória 74 (1735) - Aground 1746 *Nossa Senhora da Esperança 70 (c. 1735) - Discarded 1742? *Nossa Senhora da Arrábida 60-62 (c. 1736) - BU 1744? *Nossa Senhora da Glória 72-74 (c. 1737) - Sunk 1752 *Nossa Senhora da Oliveira de Guimarães 52-60 (c. 1737) - Discarded 1747? *Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso 50 (c. 1738) - Discarded 1745? *Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo 46 (c. 1738) - Discarded 1747? *Nossa Senhora da Penha de França 56 (c. 1739) - Discarded 1750? *Nossa Senhora da Nazaré (c. 1740) - Wrecked? 1740? *Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São João Baptista (c. 1740) - Sold 1745 *Nossa Senhora Madre de Deus e Santo António 64 (c. 1740) - Discarded 1749? *São João Baptista (c. 1741) - Discarded 1747? (ex-British?) *São Francisco Xavier e Todo o Bem 50 (c. 1741) - Burnt and BU 1757 *Nossa Senhora da Piedade (Nossa Senhora das Mercês) (c. 1742) - Discarded 1754? *Nossa Senhora da Caridade e São Francisco de Paula (c. 1744) - Discarded 1755? *Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia (c. 1744) - Discarded 1754? *Nossa Senhora da Nazaré 60 (c. 1744) - Discarded 1755? *Nossa Senhora das Necessidades 70 (c. 1747) - Discarded 1764? *Nossa Senhora do Vencimento e São José 58 (c. 1748) - Discarded 1764? *São José e Nossa Senhora da Conceição 60-72 (c. 1748) - Discarded 1767? *Nossa Senhora do Livramento e São José 60 (c. 1749) - Discarded 1762? *Nossa Senhora das Brotas 50 (c. 1751) - Discarded 1765? *Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São José 60-72 (c. 1751) - Discarded 1763? *Nossa Senhora da Natividade 50 (c. 1752) - Discarded 1766? *Santo António e Justiça (c. 1752) - Discarded 1766? *Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Vicente Ferreira 50 (c. 1755) - Discarded 1764? *Nossa Senhora da Assunção 64-66 (c. 1757) - Discarded 1762? *Nossa Senhora da Caridade, São Francisco de Paula e Santo António (c. 1757) - Sold 1788 *Nossa Senhora da Ajuda e São Pedro de Alcântara 62-68 (c. 1759) - Rebuilt 1793 and renamed as ''Princesa da Beira'', sold 1834 * Santo António 60 (c. 1760) *Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo 74 (c. 1760) - Wrecked 1774 *São José e Nossa Senhora das Mercês 54/64 (c. 1761) - Wrecked 1793/94 *Nossa Senhora Madre de Deus e São José 62-64 (c. 1761) - Discarded 1780? *Nossa Senhora do Pilar 74 (c. 1763) - Rebuilt 1793 and renamed ''Conde Dom Henrique'', to Brazil 1822 * Santo António e São José 64-74 (c. 1763) - Rebuilt 1794 and renamed ''Infante Dom Pedro'', rebuilt 1806 and renamed ''Martim de Freitas'', renamed ''Pedro I'', to Brazil 1822 *Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso 64-72 (c. 1766) - Rebuilt 1800 and renamed ''Dom João de Castro'', to Brazil 1822 *Nossa Senhora de Belém e São José 54 (c. 1766) - BU 1805 *São Sebastião 64 (c. 1767) - BU 1832 *Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres 62-64 (c. 1767) - Rebuilt and renamed ''Afonso de Albuquerque'' 1796/97, to Brazil 1822 * Nossa Senhora da Conceição 90 (1771) - Rebuilt and renamed ''Príncipe Real'' 1794; to Brazil 1822 *Santo Agostinho 72 (ex-Spanish ''San Agustin'' 74, captured 1776/77) - Returned 1777 *Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo 68-74 (c. 1786) - Rebuilt and renamed ''

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'' 1793, to Brazil 1822? *Coração de Jesus 72-74 (c. 1789) - Rebuilt, renamed ''Maria I'' 1793, captured by France 1807, returned c. 1809, wrecked 1810 *Rainha de Portugal 74 (c. 1791) - Rebuilt and renamed ''Cabo de São Vicente'' 1833, discarded 1848? *Vasco da Gama 74-80 (c. 1792) - To Brazil 1822 *Príncipe do Brazil 74 (c. 1802) - BU 1826? *Dom João Sexto 74 (c. 1816) - Renamed ''Nossa Senhora dos Mártires e de São João, Príncipe Regente'', BU 1852 *Vasco da Gama 74-80 (c. 1841) - Discarded 1873? * Assunção 66/70 * São Sebastião 74 * Santa Teresa 50 - renamed ''Thetis'' * Santo António 70 * Golfinho 44 * Amazónia 50 * Pérola 44 * Tritão 44

Steam-screw warships

* Sagres 14 (1858) * Bartolomeu Dias 28 (1858) * Estefânia 28 (1859) * Sá da Bandeira 13 (1862) * Duque da Terceira 13 (1864) * Vasco da Gama (1876) - a coast defence battleship

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1807 Fleet

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warships which were lying in the

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River, Lisbon, when Lord St Vincent was there in September 1806: 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

1808–1899 commissions

The following is a list of the

warships by type commissioned between 1808 and 1899

1900–2020 commissions

The following is a list of the

warships by type commissioned between 1900 and 2020

Future Developments

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

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based on HNLMS Rotterdam called "''Navio Polivalente Logístico''".

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Naval ships

Historical warships

Carracks (C), Naus (N) and galleons (G)

Sail battleships (ships of the line) from 1678

Sail battleships (ships of the line) from 1700

Steam-screw warships

1807 Fleet

1808–1899 commissions

1900–2020 commissions

Future Developments

See also

References