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The following is a list of Portugese of Ships of War, which were lying in the Tagus, when Lord St. Vincent was there, in September, 1806:


Ship Guns State
Principe Real 84 Lower masts rigged, and the lower yards are across.
Principe de Brazil 84
Rainha de Portugal 74
Afonso de Albuquerque 74 Lower masts rigged, top-masts up, and down the lower masts, jib-booms on the bowsprit, cables bent to the spare anchors: appear to have their ballast on board.
Princese da Beira 64
Infante de Pedro 74
Medusa 74
Belem 64
Maria Primeira 74
St. Sebastiao* 74
Name unknown 74
Name unknown 74
Santo Antonio 70 In dock 7 years and 3 months
Prince Regente 74 Building
Tereza 50 Lower masts rigged, and jib-boom on the bowsprit; just caulked
Golfinho 44
Amazonia 50
Perola 50 Lower masts rigged, and the topmasts up, and down the masts; anchors on board, and one cable bent
Active 36
Princesa de Abiena 36
Andorinha 32
Venus 36 Repairing, and preparing to heave down
Ulisses 36
Real Fonsor 28 Just repairing, and fitting
BoaVentura 16 Caulking
Serpente 22 Lower masts rigged; anchors and cables on board
Diligente 22
Gaivota 22
Real Fonza 16
Fereta (schooner) 8 Fitting for sea (new)
Benjamim 22 Corvette (French)
Tritao 44 Lower masts rigged, topmasts and spars on board; just caulked

N.B. One 74-gun ship sailed the latter end of August, and the 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.


Nautical Chronical, Vol. 18 (1807), pp 229-330.

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