The Lisbon Naval Base is the main operational base of the Portuguese Navy. Smaller naval bases (naval support points) also exist at Portimão and Tróia.

This is a list of active Portuguese Navy ships.[1]

In total there are 36 military ships commissioned in the Navy. Portuguese Navy also operates 43 auxiliary military vessels, known as Unidade Auxiliar da Marinha (UAM).[2]

Submarines

Class Photo Type Boats No. Comm. Displacement Note
Tridente class Submarine NRP Tridente S160 2010 2,020 t

Length: 68 m (223 ft 1 in)

Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)

Range: 12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi)

Complement: 33

NRP Arpão S161 2010

Frigates

Class Photo Type Ships No. Comm. Displacement Note
Bartolomeu Dias class Multi-purpose frigate NRP Bartolomeu Dias F333 (1994)
2009		 3,320 t

Length: 122.5 m (401 ft 11 in)

Speed: 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)

Range: 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi)

Complement: 176

NRP D. Francisco de Almeida F334 (1994)
2010
Vasco da Gama class Multi-purpose frigate NRP Vasco da Gama F330 1991 3,200 t

Length: 115.9 m (380 ft 3 in)

Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)

Range: 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)

Complement: 180

NRP Álvares Cabral F331 1991
NRP Corte-Real F332 1992

Corvettes

Class Photo Type Ships No. Comm. Displacement Note
João Coutinho class Corvette NRP António Enes F471 1971 1,880 t

Length: 85 m (278 ft 10 in)

Speed: 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)

Range: 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi)

Complement: 93

Baptista de Andrade class Corvette NRP João Roby F487 1975 1,380 t

Length: 85 m (278 ft 10 in)

Speed: 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)

Range: 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)

Complement: 71

Offshore patrol vessel

Class Photo Type Ships No. Comm. Displacement Note
Viana do Castelo class Offshore patrol vessel NRP Viana do Castelo P360 2011 1,750 t

Length: 83.1 m (272 ft 8 in)

Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)

Range: 4,859 nmi (8,999 km; 5,592 mi)

Complement: 35

Figueira da Foz tasked to the Azores and Madeira[3]

NRP Figueira da Foz P361 2013
NRP Sines P362 2018
NRP Setúbal P363 2019
+ 6 on order

Patrol vessels

Class Photo Type Ships No. Comm. Displacement Note
Tejo class Patrol vessel NRP Tejo P590 (1996) 2015 320 t

Length: 54 m (177 ft 2 in)

Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)

Range: 3,860 nmi (7,150 km; 4,440 mi)

Complement: 19;

Tejo and Mondego tasked to Madeira[4][5][6]

NRP Douro P591 (1994) 2015
NRP Mondego P592 (1992) 2015
NRP Guadiana P593 (1995) 2015
Cacine class Patrol vessel NRP Zaire P1146 1971 292 t

Length: 48.1 m (157 ft 10 in)

Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)

Range: 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi)

Complement: 33

Argos class Patrol boat NRP Argos P1150 1991 97 t

Length: 27 m (88 ft 7 in)

Speed: 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)

Range: 1,350 nmi (2,500 km; 1,550 mi)

Complement: 8

NRP Dragão P1151 1991
NRP Escorpião P1152 1991
NRP Cassiopeia P1153 1991
NRP Hidra P1154 1991
Centauro class Patrol boat NRP Centauro P1155 2000 94 t

Length: 27 m (88 ft 7 in)

Speed: 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)

Range: 1,350 nmi (2,500 km; 1,550 mi)

Complement: 8

NRP Oríon P1156 2001
NRP Pégaso P1157 2001
NRP Sagitário P1158 2001
Rio Minho class Patrol boat NRP Rio Minho P370 1991 70 t

Length: 22.5 m (73 ft 10 in)

Speed: 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph)

Range: 800 nmi (1,500 km; 920 mi)

Complement: 8

Hydrographic vessels

Class Photo Type Ships No. Comm. Displacement Note
Stalwart class Offshore research vessel NRP Dom Carlos I A522 (1989) 1995 2,300 t

Length: 68.7 m (225 ft 5 in)

Speed: 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)

Range: 6,400 nmi (11,900 km; 7,400 mi)

Complement: 49

NRP Almirante Gago Coutinho A523 (1985) 2000
Andrómeda class Coastal research vessel NRP Andrómeda A5203 1987 245 t

Length: 31.4 m (103 ft 0 in)

Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

Range: 1,980 nmi (3,670 km; 2,280 mi)

Complement: 19

NRP Auriga A5205 1988

Sailing vessels

Ship Photo Type Built Displacement Note
NRP Sagres Tall ship 1937 1,940 t

Length: 70.4 m (231 ft 0 in)

Speed: 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)

Range: 5,450 nmi (10,090 km; 6,270 mi)

Complement: 139

NTM Creoula Sailing vessel 1937 1,300 t

Length: 67.4 m (221 ft 2 in)

Speed: 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph)

Range:

Complement: 38

NRP Polar Sailing vessel 1977 70 t

Length: 22.9 m (75 ft 2 in)

Speed:

Range:

Complement: 5

NRP Zarco Sailing vessel 1983 60 t

Length: 23 m (75 ft 6 in)

Speed:

Range:

Complement: 4

Unmanned vessels

  • 1 × Portugal Unmanned Maritime Vehicle X-801 Macaréu;[7]
  • 1 × Portugal Unmanned Maritime Vehicle Hidrográfico X-2601;[8]
  • 1 × Portugal Unmanned Maritime Vehicle X-2701;[9][10]
  • 1 × Portugal Unmanned Maritime Vehicle X-2801;[11][12][13]
  • 1 × Portugal Tecnoveritas UOPV Unmanned Oceanic Patrol Vessel.[14]

Auxiliary vessels

Portuguese Navy also has a total of 44 auxiliary vessels, locally known as "Unidade Auxiliar da Marinha", this vessels belong to Maritime Authority System.

Future procurement

Ships that are in the process of acquisition:

Armament

Model Origin Image Type Operating vessels
Naval Gun
OTO Melara 76 mm  Italy 76mm; naval gun Bartolomeu Dias-class frigate
3-inch/50-caliber gun  United States 76mm; naval gun João Coutinho-class corvette
French 100 mm naval gun  France 100mm; naval gun Vasco da Gama-class frigate and Baptista de Andrade-class corvette
Auto cannon naval gun
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon   Switzerland 20mm; auto cannon naval gun Centauro-class patrol boat and Cacine-class patrol vessel
OTO Melara Marlin WS  Italy 30mm; auto cannon naval gun Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessel
Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70  Sweden 40mm; auto cannon naval gun Baptista de Andrade-class corvette, João Coutinho-class corvette and Cacine-class patrol vessel
Close-in weapon system
Phalanx CIWS  United States 20mm anti-ship missile defence system Vasco da Gama-class frigate
Goalkeeper CIWS  Netherlands 30mm anti-ship missile defence system Bartolomeu Dias-class frigate
Anti-ship missile
RGM-84 Harpoon/Sub Harpoon  United States anti-ship missile Vasco da Gama-class frigate, Bartolomeu Dias-class frigate and Tridente-class submarine
Surface to air missile
RIM-7 Sea Sparrow  United States short-range anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapon Vasco da Gama-class frigate and Bartolomeu Dias-class frigate
Anti-submarine/Anti-ship torpedo
Mark 46 torpedo  United States antisubmarine torpedo Vasco da Gama-class frigate and Bartolomeu Dias-class frigate
Black Shark torpedo  Italy heavyweight torpedo Tridente-class submarine
Machine guns
FN MAG  Belgium 7.62 mm machine gun Bartolomeu Dias-class frigate
MG 3 machine gun  Germany 7.62 mm machine gun Vasco da Gama-class frigate, Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessel, Tejo-class patrol vessel and Argos-class patrol boat
Browning M2  United States 12.7 mm machine gun Vasco da Gama-class frigate, Bartolomeu Dias-class frigate, Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessel, Tejo-class patrol vessel, Argos-class patrol boat and Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship
Decoy launching system (DLS)
Mark 36 SRBOC  United States Decoy launching system (DLS) Vasco da Gama-class frigate

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Os Meios". Marinha (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  2. ↑ Portuguesa, Marinha. "UAM 2020 Efetivo" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "NRP Figueira da Foz". Portuguese Navy. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "NRP TEJO". Portuguese Navy. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "NRP Mondego". Portuguese Navy. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Portuguese Navy Relieves Sailors for Refusing to Board "Faulty" Vessel". The Maritime Executive. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "O maior exercício de robótica continua a decorrer".
  8. ↑ "Inovação: Marinha desenvolve sistema marítimo autónomo para apoiar investigação científica". Marinha (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  9. ↑ Barreira, Victor (2022-07-04). "Portugal develops armed USV". www.janes.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  10. ↑ "Força Aérea Portuguesa mostra caça F-16 no centro de Braga - Poder Aéreo – Aviação, Forças Aéreas, Indústria Aeroespacial e de Defesa". 2022-06-11. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  11. ↑ "A lancha UAM-647 Macaréu da é agora utilizada pela Célula de Experimentação Operacional de Veículos Não Tripulados (CEOV), e é convertida para missões marítimas não tripuladas, adotando a designação de X-2801".
  12. ↑ "O maior exercício de robótica continua a decorrer". Marinha (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  13. ↑ "Gouveia e Melo sobre os robôs do mar. ″A piranha contra a baleia″". www.dn.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  14. ↑ UOPV: o drone naval português que vai ser testado pela Marinha (in Portuguese), retrieved 2023-08-15
  15. ↑ "Embarcações Salva-vidas".
  16. ↑ "Armada Portuguesa: Autoridade Maritima Nacional". Armada Portuguesa. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  17. ↑ "O dia em que Marcelo conheceu os mais belos das Forcas Armadas".
  18. ↑ "Poluição do Mar - Meios Navais".
  19. 1 2 3 4 ""A Marinha vai propor quatro submarinos", garante Almirante Gouveia e Melo". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  20. ↑ "Navio Polivalente Logistico (NAVPOL)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  21. ↑ "O futuro prepara-se hoje". 2022-05-27. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  22. ↑ Rocha, Nuno Ribeiro, Daniel. "Marinha vai ter navio para operar drones aéreos, subaquáticos e de superfície". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  23. ↑ "Construção de um navio multifunções para a Marinha Portuguesa". dre.pt. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  24. ↑ "Marinha Portuguesa / Navy of Portugal - Modernization". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  25. ↑ "Portugal issues tender for final tranche of Viana do Castelo OPVs". Janes.com. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  26. ↑ "Marinha quer avançar com novos navios para substituir lanchas". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-24.
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