The Portuguese-class trawlers of

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were

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s, built in Portugal for the

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. These vessels were built in several Portuguese yards, and offered by

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to the Royal Navy. This aid to the British war effort solicited protests by

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, since, officially, Portugal was a neutral country. After the war the ships were sold, most of them becoming mercantile vessels, some under the Portuguese flag. The former HMT ''Product'' went to the

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Ships in class

* – Launched 1942, mercantile vessel ''Sjostkerk'' 1964 * – Launched 1942, sold 1946 * – Launched 1942, mercantile vessel ''Portrush'' 1946, ''Property'' 1947 and ''Vaagness'' 1955 * – Launched 1942, sold 1946 * – Launched 1941, sold 1946 * – Launched 1943, sold 1946 * – Launched 1942, mercantile vessel ''Pólo Norte'' 1946 * – Launched 1942, mercantile vessel ''Arrábida'' 1946 * – Launched 1941, sold 1946 * – Launched 1941, minesweeper repair ship 1943, Greek Navy ''Hermes'' 1946 * – Launched 1942, mercantile vessel ''Algenib'' 1946 * – Launched 1941, mercantile vessel ''Aldebaran'' 1946

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Naval Trawlers

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Ships in class

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