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My heavy Frigate! D. Fernando II e Glória Guns - 50 Nationality - Portuguese Category - 4rd Rate The frigate "D. Fernando II and Glória - named as a tribute to the king consort of Portugal Ferdinand II, husband of the Portuguese Queen Maria II. Hull built at the shipyard of Daman in 1843, this magnificent ship of 1,850 tons was Portugal's last sailing warship. With 86.75 m long by 12.80 m width, it was built with teak wood from the Nagar-Aveli enclave. It was built in the Shipyards of the Royal Navy Arsenal under the supervision of the naval builder engineer Gil José da Conceição, being involved in its construction both Portuguese and Indian workers. After getting done, the hull was towed to the port of Goa, where it was fitted. Its propulsion was assured by a sail system with an area of 2,052 m2. The maiden voyage took place between 2 February and 4 July 1845 under the command of Captain Torcato José Marques, with a crew of 145 men, connecting Goa to Lisbon. It was used to support the wars of the nineteenth-century Africa, it carried soldiers, members of scientific expeditions, settlers and exiles. It saved shipwrecked people, made naval instruction trips, was a practice school of artillery and was also the flagship of the naval forces stationed in the Tagus. The ship remained in active service until 1878, when she made her last sea voyage, having travelled more than one hundred thousand miles, the equivalent of five circumnavigations of the world.

My 3rd Rate! Pedro I Guns - 74 Nationality - 1763-1822 Portugal & 1822-1830 Brazil Category - Third Rate