NRP Corte Real (exercise "Lusitano 17")

Date - 2017-10-25

Operator - Portuguese Navy 

Type - Frigate 

Name - NRP Corte Real 

Year - 1991

Flag - Portuguese 

F332

Status - Active 

Tonnage (GT)

Deadweight tonnage (Dwt)

Length - 115.9m

Beam - 14.2m

Draught - 6.2m

Propulsion - 2 shaft CODOG, controllable pitch propellers 2 MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesel-engines, 8.14MW each 2 General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 38MW each

Speed - 32 knots (59 km/h) (gas turbines) 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (Diesel only)

Capacity - ?

Cranes- 

Crew - 188 (including heli crew) 
Armament - 1 100 mm Mod68 CADAM polyvalent artillery piece 
1 Phalanx CIWS 20 mm Vulcan anti-ship missile defence system 
2 × 3 12.75-inch Mk32 torpedo tubes in triple mountings
2 Mk 141 quad-pack Launcher for a maximum of 8 RGM-84 Harpoon 
1 MK 21 Guided Missile Launching System for 8 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow
4 x 12.5mm machine guns
2 x 7.92mm machine guns

NRP Bérrio (exercise "Lusitano 17")

Date - 2017-10-24

Operator - Portuguse Navy

Type - Fleet Tanker

Name - NRP Bérrio

Year - 1969

Flag - Portuguese

IMO - 7002409

Status - Active

Tonnage (GT) - ?

Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 11522t

Length - 140.6m

Beam - 19m

Draught - 7.3m

Propulsion -  

Speed - 19 knots

Capacity - ?

Cranes - 

Crew - 71

Armament - 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm guns

NRP Figueira da Foz

Date - 2016-05-08

NRP Figueira da Foz moored at Angra!

NRP António Enes

Date - 2016-01-16

Vessel details here!

After being anchored inside Praia's bay due to strong ondulation on the POL terminal consequences of the hurricane ALEX, this portuguese navy corvette is seen here moving to praia's port.

NRP Viana do Castelo

Date - 2015-10-24

First of his class! (total of two ships)
Vessel details here!

NRP Sagres

Date - 2015-07-30

Night shot!
Vessel details here!

NRP Figueira da Foz

Date - 2014-12-11

Operator - Portuguese navy

Type - Oceanic Patrol Boat

Name - Figueira da Foz

Year - 2013

Flag - Portuguese

IMO - none (External marking ) - P361

Status - Active

Tonnage (GT) - 

Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 1850t

Length - 83.10m

Beam - 12.95m

Draught - 3.82m

Propulsion - x2

Speed - 21 kts

Capacity - ?

Cranes - None

Crew - 38

The brand new NRP Figueira da Foz entering in Praia's bay! 

NRP João Roby F487

Date - 2014-10-01


Vessel details here!

This corvette belongs to Batista de Andrade Class! Original there were four vessels but were reduced to two vessels with one on reserve. 

NRP Sagres

Date - 2014-07-13

Operator - Portuguese Navy

Type - Training Ship

Name - Sagres

Year - 1937

Flag - Portuguese

IMO - ?

Status - Active 

Tonnage (GT) - ?

Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 1893t

Length - 89.5m

Beam - 12m

Draught - 5.5m

Propulsion - 1971m2 of sails and a 1000hp engine.

Speed - 17 kts

Capacity - 63

Cranes - none

Crew - 128 

This beautiful tall ship it's used by the portuguese navy as a training ship. She was built in 1937 in Germany and she has 3 twin sisters. In is active live she served under the Kriegsmarine flag (Albert Leo Schlageter) then she served under Brazilian flag (Guanabara) and finally in 1961 was transferred for the portuguese navy. 

NRP ALMIRANTE GAGO COUTINHO A523

Date - 2014-06-03

Operator - Portuguese Navy

Type - Survey Vessel

Name - ALMIRANTE GAGO COUTINHO

Year - 1985

Flag - Portuguese

IMO - ?

Status - Active

Tonnage (GT) - ?

Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 2285t

Length - 68.3m

Beam - 13.1m

Draught - 5.6m

Propulsion - 1

Speed - 10kts

Capacity - ?

Crew - 37 (6 officers)

This is the former USN ship USNS Assurance that was built in 1985 as a Stalwart class auxiliary general ocean surveillance ships. 18 of these were built. This one ended his service for the USN in 1995 and  entered in service in 1999 for the Portuguese Navy. Here is seen sailing along the coastline of Terceira Island. 

NRP Baptista de Andrade F486

Date - 2014-04-09

Operator - Portuguese Navy

Type - Corvette

Name - Baptista de Andrade

Year - 1974

Flag - Portuguese

IMO - ?

Status - Active

Tonnage (GT) - ?

Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 1380t

Length - 85m

Beam - 10.3m

Draught - 3.3m

Propulsion - 2

Speed - 23 kts

Capacity -

Crew - 71

This corvette is armed with a 100mm cannon and two 40mm AA cannons. 

NRP Jacinto Cândido F476

Date of the photograph - 2013-10-28

NRP Jacinto Cândido is seen here leaving the harbor after being  moored all weekend in the Military Port.

Vessel details here.

NRP Jacinto Cândido F476

Date of the photograph - 2013-10-26

Operator - Portuguese Navy

Type - Corvette

Name - Jacinto Cândido

Year - 1968

Flag - Portuguese

IMO - ?

Status - Active

Tonnage (GT) - ?

Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 1380t

Length - 81m

Beam - 10.3m

Draught 3.3m

Propulsion - ?

Speed - 22 Knots

Capacity -? 

Crew - 72

This corvette belongs to "João Coutinho" class (total of six vessels but only three are now in service) and was built at BLOM & VOSS AG, shipyard in Germany. This corvette is armed with a twin 76mm cannon and one twin 40mm cannon.