The Portuguese Navy, also known as the Portuguese War Navy or as the Portuguese Armada, is the navy of the Portuguese Armed Forces. Chartered in 1317 by King Denis of Portugal, it is the oldest contin
Depiction of the Expedition to Suez led by João de Castro in 1541, showing the main types of Portuguese ships that operated in the Indian Ocean in the 16th century, including two carracks, a galleon, two galleys and a round square caravel
The carrack Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai and other Portuguese Navy' ships in the 16th century
The Portuguese galleon São Martinho, flagship of the Spanish Armada, in the Battle of Gravelines
Two Portuguese ships repelling an attack by Barbary pirates from Tunis during the Barbary–Portuguese conflicts in the 17th century
The Portuguese Armed Forces are the military of Portugal. They include the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the other unified bodies and the three service branches: Portuguese Navy, Portuguese Army
Portuguese Navy
…Portuguesa), also known as the Portuguese War Navy (Marinha de Guerra Portuguesa) or as the Portuguese Armada (Armada Portuguesa), is the navy of the Portuguese Armed Forces. Chartered in 1317 by King Denis of Portugal, it is the oldest continuously serving navy in the world; in 2017, the Portuguese Navy commemorated the…
A Portuguese paratrooper gathers his chute and gear after landing into Adazi Base, Latvia, after conducting a high-altitude low-opening (HALO) jump
Portuguese naval and land forces in the Conquest of Asilah, 15th century
Training of pilots of the Portuguese Armed Forces in the early 1960s, in T-6 aircraft
Portuguese paratroopers jump from an Alouette III helicopter in an air-mobile assault in Angola, in the early stages of the Overseas Wars