The Portuguese Navy, also known unofficially as the Portuguese Navy, is the branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces whose mission is to cooperate, in an integrated manner, in the military defense of Portugal, through the performance of naval operations.
Frigates
F 333 NRP Bartolomeu Dias (1994/2008) – ex HNLMS Van Nes / F 833 F 334 NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida (1994/2009) – ex HNLMS Van Galen / F 834
F 330 NRP Vasco da Gama
F 335 NRP Pero Escobar (1957)
Diogo Gomes (UK River) class Frigate |
Corvettes + Offshore Patrol Vessels: Viana do Castelo (NPO 2000) class Offshore Patrol Vessel / OPV (2011) P 360 NRP Viana do Castelo P 361 NRP Figueira da Foz P 362 NRP Sines P 363 NRP Setubal P ?? NRP Funchal P ?? NRP AveiroBaptista de Andrade class Corvette (1974) F 486 NRP Baptista de Andrade F 487 NRP Joao Roby F 488 NRP Afonso Cerqueira F 489 NRP Oliveira e CarmoJoao Coutinho class Corvette (1970) F 471 NRP Antonio Enes | F 475 NRP Joao Coutinho F 476 NRP Jacinto Candido | F 477 NRP General Pereira D’Eca F 484 NRP Augusto de Castilho | F 485 NRP Honorio Barreto |
Submarines: Tridente class (Type 209PN) Submarine (2010) S 160 NRP Tridente S 161 NRP ArpãoAlbacora class Submarine (1967) (French Daphne class SSK’s) S 163 NRP Albacora S 164 NRP Barracuda S 165 NRP Cachalote S 166 NRP DelfimNeptuno class Submarine (ex British S-class SSK’s) S 160 NRP Narval (1945/48) – ex HMS Spur / P 265 S 161 NRP Nautilo (1945/48) – ex HMS Saga / P 257 S 162 NRP Neptuno (1944/48) – ex HMS Spearhead / P 263 |
Patrol Vessels: Tejo class Patrol Vessel (ex Danish Flyvefisken class / 320 tons / 54 meters) P 590 NRP Tejo (1996/2014) – ex HDMS Viben / P 562 P 591 NRP Douro (1994/2014) – ex HDMS Ravnen / P 560 P 592 NRP Mondego (1992/2014) – ex HDMS Glenten / P 557 P 593 NRP Guadiana (1995/2014) – ex HDMS Skaden / P 561 (one more purchased for spare parts)
ex US PC-1610 class Submarine Chaser ex US PC-461 class Submarine Chaser |
Aviation: Westland Super Lynx Mk.95 Lockheed P-3B/P/C Orion (Air Force operated) |
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