Portuguese naval division bound for training voyage along African coast starting October 1924

The American Foreign Service Legation Lisbon, Portugal wrote on 7 September 1924 No. 55 that a Portugese naval division consisting of 1 cruiser, 3 gunboats and a collier would depart from Lisbon in mid October for a voyage around Africa and to cover about 10,000 miles in 7 months time. To be visited were Madeira, Cape Verde Islands and Saint Thomas and Principe and several Portuguese and foreign harbours on the African mainland. At Funcal was a wireless station to be established able to reach Lisbon via continous wave principle. The voyage was to train officers and men on board and was financed by temporarily laying up several other warships with just skeleton crews.

Source

Record Group 64: Records of the National Archives and Records AdministrationSeries: Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Portugal. Military Affairs and the Army: 853.20 - 853.206/7 THRU Naval Affairs, Navy, Naval Vessels: Equipment and Supplies: 853.34 - 853.348. Microcopy 705 roll 13