Laid down at the shipyard Compagnie des ateliers et forges de la Lorie, Nantes, France on 13 December 1966, launched on 11 August 1967. Commissioned 23 November 1968. Although the intentions were to use her as a training was she in 1997 stricken. The hull was stilling in 2001 at the Alfeite Arsenal. Of the Comandante João Belo-class based on the French Comandant Rivière-class. Displacement 1.750 (standard)-2.250 (maximum) ton and as dimensions 108,5 x 12 x 4,4 metres. Fitted out with 2 diesel engines with 16.000 hp horsepower. Speed 23,5 knots. With a speed of 15 knots a range of 7.500 nautical miles. Her crew in Portuguese service numbered 15 officers, 27 petty officers and 122 sailors. The armament consisted of 2-10cm guns, 2-4cm anti aircraft guns and 2x3-32,4cm torpedo tubes.
