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 (C) - 1502 Esmeralda (C) - 1503 Lobo Soares (c.1516) Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai (C) - 1520 Santo António (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 (C) - Captured by England 1592 Santo Alberto - Wrecked 1593 Cinco Chagas (C) - Sank 1594 Santiago - Captured by the Dutch Republic 1602 Santo António (G) - In 1615 fleet to India 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 Battle of the Downs, 1639 São Sebastião 54 - Burnt 1639 Sacramento - Sank 1647 Santa Luzia 30 - In 1649 fleet to Brazil 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 1664 Rainha Santa Isabel 52 (1664) - Last known service 1669 Santo António 54 (1665) - Captured in 1667 by Spaniards 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? Santa Rosa 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 Medusa 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

Frigates from 1700 , also known as Fénix, launched 1787, burned 1819

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

Pátria

Afonso de Albuquerque

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:

ShipGunsStatePríncipe Real84Lower masts rigged, and the lower yards are across. Príncipe do Brazil84Rainha de Portugal74Afonso de Albuquerque74Lower 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 Beira64Infante Dom Pedro74Medusa74Belém64D. Maria I74São Sebastião*74Name unknown74Name unknown74Santo António70In dock 7 years and 3 monthsPríncipe Regente74BuildingTeresa50Lower masts rigged, and jib-boom on the bowsprit; just caulkedGolfinho44Amazónia50Pérola50Lower masts rigged, and the topmasts up, and down the masts; anchors on board, and one cable bentActive36Princesa de Abiena36Andorinha32Vénus36Repairing, and preparing to heave downUlisses36Real Fonsor28Just repairing, and fittingBoaVentura16CaulkingSerpente22Lower masts rigged; anchors and cables on boardDiligente22Gaivota22Real Fonza16Fereta (schooner)8Fitting for sea (new)Benjamim22Corvette (French)Tritão44Lower 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

1808–1899 commissions The following is a list of the Portuguese warships by type commissioned between 1808 and 1899

# Ship name Commission StateCruisers Rainha Dona Amélia 1899-1924 Small cruiser for colonial service; renamed República in 1910 1878-1935 1897-1933São Gabriel1898-1924São Rafael1898-1911 Dom Carlos I (cruiser)

Gunboats Zaire Mandovi

1900–2020 commissions

The following is a list of the Portuguese warships by type commissioned between 1900 and 2020