Portuguese 1807 Fleet

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The following is a list of the Portuguese warships which were lying in the Tagus River, Lisbon, 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 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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