Portuguese flotilla vessel Gonçalo Velho at British shipyard according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad 1932 no. 6

An item referred to the magazine N.&M.R. dated 10 August 1932 reporting that the Gonçalo Velho on 3 August was launched. She was the first of two small flotilla vessels built in England for Portugal especially fitted out for colonial service. So was special attention to ventilation, cooling installations and so on.