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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]
Name Origin Type Number Image Notes SCS – Soldier Combat System Portugal Bulletproof vest, combat helmet, uniform, gloves +12.000 In 2019, the new uniform began to be distributed gradually in some units, which includes a new standard, ballistic helmets, protective glasses, maxillofacial protection, ballistic vests, Kevlar elbow pads, protective gloves, watches and physiological monitors on ...
NRP Vouga, lead ship of the Vouga-class destroyers employed in the defense of the Portuguese sea lines of communications during World War II. Portugal remained a neutral country during World War II, but its Government would later assume a neutral collaborating attitude toward the Allied powers. The Navy contributed for the defense of the ...
Military units and other bodies are stationed all throughout Portuguese territory, including Continental Portugal, Madeira and the Azores. The Portuguese Armed Forces were opened to women during the early-1990s. Portugal had mandatory conscription for all able-bodied men until November 2004. [9]
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
Ships of the line of Portugal (1 C) Submarines of Portugal (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Naval ships of Portugal" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of ...
Mechanized Brigade (Portugal) Military Academy (Portugal) Military and Technical Training Center of the Air Force; Ministry of National Defence (Portugal) Ministry of War (Portugal) Monte Real Air Base; Montijo Air Base; Museu do Ar
The military forces of the Portuguese Overseas, continued to constitute separate organizations, distinct from the so-called Army of Portugal or Army of the Kingdom. As so, they were not subordinated to the War Ministry, but instead they were under the supervision of the Overseas Ministry. They usually included local raised units, being ...