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ViewsPortuguese Navy TodayFrom SN GuidesThe Portuguese Navy Today and projection for near future:
[edit] FRIGATESVasco da Gama Class, 3 ships of the Meko 200PN type, F330 Vasco da Gama F331 Álvares Cabral F332 Corte Real
Above image is F331 - Álvares Cabral
F 333 - Bartolomeu Dias (ex- F833 HrMs Van Nes), in December 2008 F 334 - D. Francisco de Almeida (ex- F834 HrMs Van Galen), in November 2009
[edit] CORVETTES(downgraded to OPV missions)
F471 António Enes, F475 João Coutinho, F476 Jacinto Cândido and F477 Pereira d'Eça Baptista de Andrade Class (improved João Coutinho) - 3 ships, originally 4
F486 Baptista de Andrade, F487 João Roby and F488 Afonso Cerqueira (the corvettes are planed to be phased out and replaced by the NPOs Viana do Castelo)
Baptista de Andrade Corvette (Improved João Coutinho) P360 Viana do Castelo (expected 2008?) and P361 - Figueira da Foz (expected 2008?) [edit] SUBMARINESAlbacora Class (originally 4 ships: Albacora d. 2000, Barracuda, Cachalote [to Pakistan 1975 as Ghazi] , Delfim d. 2005)
S 164 - NRP Barracuda (Last of the Albacora class still operational, will serve until 2010)
New Class Type U-209PN (in reality they are U-214) Under Construction , at HDW Shipyards-Germany, to join Fleet in 2010 and 2011 S 167 ? - NRP Tridente S 168 ? - NRP Arpão [edit] SUPPORT VESSELSA5210 NRP Bérrio (ex-HMS Blue Rover)
(photo used by permission of author, Pedro Baptista) [edit] NEW CONSTRUCTIONS
the 2 first (and so far the only ones built) new OPVs of the "Viana do Castelo" class, after being lauched , back in 2005... The commissioning of these 2 ships (of a planned class of 6) , due to replace the corvettes is being constantly delayed. Last date to be announced for the commissioning is beggining 2009 [edit] RECENT DECOMISSIONSJoão Belo Class - 2 ships , originally 4 (Based on french Cmt Riviere, but built specifically for Portugal )
F480- Comandante João Belo* / Sold to Uruguay, Official Transfer on 8th April 2008, renamed ROU-01 URUGUAY F483- Comandante Sacadura Cabral*/ Sold to Uruguay, Official Transfer on 8th April 2008, renamed ROU-02 CTE PEDRO CAMPBELL ..... F481- Comandante Hermenegildo Capelo - Decommisioned April 2004, in Alfeite, waiting scrap F482 - Comandante Roberto Ivens - Decommisioned 1998, after colision, scrapped The original Configuration of these frigates included a ASW 305mm Mortar ahead of the bridge and a 3rd 100mm Creuseot-Loire gun astern, as visible in this photo of the [F482-Comandante Roberto Ivens], decommissioned in 1998
Written by Member P44 |
