ww1 portuguese navy

NRP Adamastor (1896)

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Unprotected Cruiser (1895-97) service until 1933. NRP Adamastor was a small unprotected cruiser of the Portuguese Navy initially planned in 1890, but funded later by public susbcription. She was laid down in Italy at Livorno in 1895, launched in 1896, completed in 1897, the first of her kind in Portugal. She remained active until her … Read more

Vasco Da Gama (1875)

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Vasco Da Gama (1875) – Armoured Corvette with a 58 years career Portugal – Ironclad 1875-1935 The Portuguese Ironclad In the early 16th century, Portugal, the most prosperous nation on earth thanks its innovations in navigation, exploration and conquest had an immense colonial Empire strectching from the coasts of Africa, to South America, the Indian … Read more