Portuguese frigate Nossa Senhora da Conceicao e Almas 1744-1777

Of the Estado da India, built at Damao (Portuguese India] in 1764?, first mentioned in 1765, lastmentioned in 1777, armament of 40 guns.

Source

A. Marques Esparteira. Catalogo dos navios brigantinos (1640-1901). Lisboa, 1976. 

Portuguese manguerim Sao Pedro 1771

Of the Estado da India, mentioned in 1771, 5 guns.

Source

A. Marques Esparteira. Catalogo dos navios brigantinos (1640-1901). Lisboa, 1976.

Portuguese manguerim Santo Andre Avelino 1771

Of the Estado da India, mentioned in 1771, 4 guns.

Source

A. Marques Esparteira. Catalogo dos navios brigantinos (1640-1901). Lisboa, 1976.

Portuguese manguerim Nossa Senhora da Piedade 1771

Of the Estado da India, mentioned in 1771, 5 guns.

Source

A. Marques Esparteira. Catalogo dos navios brigantinos (1640-1901). Lisboa, 1976.

The Portuguese ship Nossa Senhora da Conceicao e Sao Francisco Xavier active in East Asia 1738-1740

According to A. Marques Esparteira. Catalogo dos navios brigantinos (1640-1901), Lisboa, 1976, a merchantship called Nossa Senhora da Conceicao e Sao Francisco Xavier was active in the period 1737-1741. She was however active in an area where the Dutch East India Company had large interests. So, apparently her movements were reported to the higher officials at Batavia. They informed in their socalled General Missiven the Board (Heren XVII) in the homecountry. I used the Generale Missiven van Gouverneurs-Generaal en Raden aan Heren XVII der Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Deel X 1737-1743 (J. van Goor, Den Haag, 2004). So it became possible to get some more information dealing with this ship from Dutch sources.

25 September 1738 arrival at Porto Novo, Coromandel of the Nossa Senhora de Conceicao é Sao Francisco Xavier, coming from Mocambique, length 130 feet, 26 guns, 170 men, fitted out by Lourenso Valasco to buy textiles. Departed 28 September toward Bengal. Bengal, arrival at Hooghly of the Nossa Senhora de Conceicao é Sao Francisco Xavier. Had transport a cargo rice towards Pondicherry and returned with salt, 'spiaulter' and Chinese porcelain.

According to the Generale Missive dated 31 January 1739 one of her crewmembers went over to the Dutch East Indiaman Meerlust but deserted, was made prisoner and punished.

This ship mentioned in the Dutch so-called Bengal papers of 1738 and 1739, departed 29 March 1740 from Lisbon, arrived 8 September in the Ganges after visiting Madras and Pondicherry. Her cargadoor, intended to leave at the end of the north monsoon, brought with him 500,000 ropijen to buy stores.

Portuguese carrack Algarvia 1561

Part of the fleet commanded by vice rei Conde do Redoncio D. Francisco Coutinho, departed Lisbon, Portugal on 9 March 1561, arrived at Mozambique on 15 July 1561, departed on 6 August 1561 and arrived at Goa, Portuguese India on 7 September 1561. Captain Pedro Alvares Vogado

Sources
-Annaes da Marinha Portugueza por Ignacio da Costa Quintella,yice-Almirante da Armada Real Conselheiro d'Estado Honorário y Conselheiro do Real Conselho da Marinha y e Sócio Honorário da Academia Real das Sciencias. Tomo 1. Lisboa, Na Tipografia da mesma Academia. 1839.
-Armadas da Índia, https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadas_da_%C3%8Dndia#1561. 3 April 2018
-Livro de Lisuarte de Abreu. https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livro_de_Lisuarte_de_Abreu. 3 April 2018.
-India Route Project: Armadas que partiram para a Índia (1509-1640), World Wide Web, URL, http://nautarch.tamu.edu/shiplab/01guifrulopes/Pguinote-naubn2.htm, Nautical Archaeology Program, Texas A&M University. 3 April 2018
-Os Portugueses no mar: memórias históricas e arqueológicas das naus de Portugal. Henrique Quirino da Fonseca. 1926.

Portuguese carrack Garça 1561

Part of the fleet commanded by vice rei Conde do Redoncio D. Francisco Coutinho, departed Lisbon, Portugal on 9 March 1561, arrived at Mozambique on 15 July 1561, departed on 6 August 1561 and arrived at Goa, Portuguese India on 7 September 1561. Captain Francisco Figueira de Azevedo

Sources
-Annaes da Marinha Portugueza por Ignacio da Costa Quintella,yice-Almirante da Armada Real Conselheiro d'Estado Honorário y Conselheiro do Real Conselho da Marinha y e Sócio Honorário da Academia Real das Sciencias. Tomo 1. Lisboa, Na Tipografia da mesma Academia. 1839.
-Armadas da Índia, https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadas_da_%C3%8Dndia#1561. 3 April 2018
-Livro de Lisuarte de Abreu. https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livro_de_Lisuarte_de_Abreu. 3 April 2018.
-India Route Project: Armadas que partiram para a Índia (1509-1640), World Wide Web, URL, http://nautarch.tamu.edu/shiplab/01guifrulopes/Pguinote-naubn2.htm, Nautical Archaeology Program, Texas A&M University. 3 April 2018
-Os Portugueses no mar: memórias históricas e arqueológicas das naus de Portugal. Henrique Quirino da Fonseca. 1926.

Portuguese carrack Santo António 1561

Part of the fleet commanded by vice rei Conde do Redoncio D. Francisco Coutinho, departed Lisbon, Portugal on 9 March 1561, arrived at Mozambique on 15 July 1561, departed on 6 August 1561 and arrived at Goa, Portuguese India on 7 September 1561. Captain Manoel Jaques.

Sources
-Annaes da Marinha Portugueza por Ignacio da Costa Quintella,yice-Almirante da Armada Real Conselheiro d'Estado Honorário y Conselheiro do Real Conselho da Marinha y e Sócio Honorário da Academia Real das Sciencias. Tomo 1. Lisboa, Na Tipografia da mesma Academia. 1839.
-Armadas da Índia, https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadas_da_%C3%8Dndia#1561. 3 April 2018
-Livro de Lisuarte de Abreu. https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livro_de_Lisuarte_de_Abreu. 3 April 2018.
-India Route Project: Armadas que partiram para a Índia (1509-1640), World Wide Web, URL, http://nautarch.tamu.edu/shiplab/01guifrulopes/Pguinote-naubn2.htm, Nautical Archaeology Program, Texas A&M University. 3 April 2018
-Os Portugueses no mar: memórias históricas e arqueológicas das naus de Portugal. Henrique Quirino da Fonseca. 1926.

Portuguese carrack Flor de la Mar 1561

Part of the fleet commanded by vice rei Conde do Redoncio D. Francisco Coutinho, departed Lisbon, Portugal on 9 March 1561, arrived at Mozambique on 15 July 1561, departed on 6 August 1561 and arrived at Goa, Portuguese India on 7 September 1561. Captain Gonçalo Corrêa

Sources
-Annaes da Marinha Portugueza por Ignacio da Costa Quintella,yice-Almirante da Armada Real Conselheiro d'Estado Honorário y Conselheiro do Real Conselho da Marinha y e Sócio Honorário da Academia Real das Sciencias. Tomo 1. Lisboa, Na Tipografia da mesma Academia. 1839.
-Armadas da Índia, https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadas_da_%C3%8Dndia#1561. 3 April 2018
-Livro de Lisuarte de Abreu. https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livro_de_Lisuarte_de_Abreu. 3 April 2018.
-India Route Project: Armadas que partiram para a Índia (1509-1640), World Wide Web, URL, http://nautarch.tamu.edu/shiplab/01guifrulopes/Pguinote-naubn2.htm, Nautical Archaeology Program, Texas A&M University. 3 April 2018
-Os Portugueses no mar: memórias históricas e arqueológicas das naus de Portugal. Henrique Quirino da Fonseca. 1926.

Portuguese carrack Sao Tiago 1561

Part of the fleet commanded by vice rei Conde do Redoncio D. Francisco Coutinho, departed Lisbon, Portugal on 9 March 1561, arrived at Mozambique on 15 July 1561, departed on 6 August 1561 and arrived at Goa, Portuguese India on 7 September 1561.

Sources
-Annaes da Marinha Portugueza por Ignacio da Costa Quintella,yice-Almirante da Armada Real Conselheiro d'Estado Honorário y Conselheiro do Real Conselho da Marinha y e Sócio Honorário da Academia Real das Sciencias. Tomo 1. Lisboa, Na Tipografia da mesma Academia. 1839.
-Armadas da Índia, https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadas_da_%C3%8Dndia#1561. 3 April 2018
-Livro de Lisuarte de Abreu. https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livro_de_Lisuarte_de_Abreu. 3 April 2018.
-India Route Project: Armadas que partiram para a Índia (1509-1640), World Wide Web, URL, http://nautarch.tamu.edu/shiplab/01guifrulopes/Pguinote-naubn2.htm, Nautical Archaeology Program, Texas A&M University. 3 April 2018
-Os Portugueses no mar: memórias históricas e arqueológicas das naus de Portugal. Henrique Quirino da Fonseca. 1926.

Dutch warship Grote Christoffel, also called Sint Christoffel 1639

Hired in 1639, exploded in action on 16 September 1639 in a battle with the Spanish-Portuguese fleet off Besevier, with an armament of 36 guns. Belonged to East India company chamber Amsterdam ?

The strength of the Portuguese navy around 24 July 1833 according to admiral Charles Napier

Napier gave a list of the Portuguese navy which can be dated around 24 July 1833; with additions from later date. Although without giving much information, the list is still of value and giving an astonish impression of the condition of the navy. In 1832 broke a Civil war in Portugal out with at one side the former Brazilian emperor Pedro I and his daughter Maria II da Gloria and on the other side Pedro's brother Michael. Pedro I became in 1826 king of Portugal as Pedro IV but gave instead his thrown to his daughter. After 1831 he abdicated as emperor of Brazil and went to Portugal to assist his daughter. After she was lost her thrown to Michael, in 1834 she became queen of Portugal again. In the same year her father died.

Don John, 74 guns, extra guns were removed (1)

Cape St. Vincent, 74 guns, sheer hulk, extra guns were removed (2)

Duchess of Braganza, 50 guns (3)

Don Pedro, 50 guns (4)

Rainha, 42 guns (5)

Donna Maria 42 guns (6)

Fifth of July, 50 guns (7)

Eliza, 26 guns, corvette (8)

Isabel Maria, 24 guns, corvette (9)

Cacella, 20 guns, corvette, since sold (10)

Portuense, 20 guns, corvette, since sold (11)

Audaz, 18 guns, brig (12)

Providenza, 16 guns, brig, since sold (13)

Villa Flor, 18 guns (14)

Third of July, 10 guns, brig, since sold (15)

Liberal, 8 guns, schooner (16)

Faro, 5 guns, schooner (17)

Prince Don Pedro, 20 guns, brought from Brest (18)

schooner 10 guns, brought from Brest

St. John Magnanimo, 30 guns, East Indiaman (19)

Anonymous, 30 guns, East Indiaman

Eight of July, 24 guns, corvette (20)

On stocks a 50-gun ship

4 store ships

the Queens' yacht and another Queens' yacht building

At Brest, one good frigate, one corvette and 3 bad frigates, all lying there rotting

Sources

Admiral Charles Napier. An account of the war in Portugal between Don Pedro and Don Miguel, London, 1836, p. 361-362.

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_I_van_Brazili

www.3decks.pbworks.com

Antonio Marques Esparteiro. Catálogo dos navios e brigantines (1640-1910). Lisbon, 1976.

Notes

1. Dom Joao VI, also called Nossa Senhora dos Martires and Sao Joa Principe Regente, launched at Lisbon 24 August 1816, broken up 1852.

2. Rainha de Portugal, launched at Lisbon 28 September 1791, after 1833 called Cabo de Sao Vicente, broken up 1848.

3. Princesa Real, launched at Lisbon 13 May 1819, also known as Constituicao, after 1833 named Duquesa de Braganca, 50-guns frigate, sold as useless 1854.

4. Former British merchant ship of 800 tons, purchased in England in 1831, fitted out as 46-gun frigate, 1854 useless.

5. Rainha de Portugal, former British merchant ship of 800 tons, purchased in England in 1831, fitted out as 46-gun frigate, sold at Lisbon as useless 1854.

6. Donna Maria II, former British merchant ship of 900 tons, purchased in England in 1831, fitted out as 44-gun frigate, exploded due to powder off Macau 1850.

7. The Cinco de Julho, first charrua Maio en Cardoso, later frigate Martim de Freitas, renamed 1833, 1835 again charrua Maio e Cardoso.

8. The corvette Congreso, launched at Lisbon 24 August 1823, ex- Cibele and became Elisa 1833-1839.

9. The corvette Donna Isabel Maria, launched at Lisbon 24 August 1823, since 1833 Isabel Maria, sold at Lisbon as useless 1854.

10. Cacela, the 22-gun corvet Princesa Real, purchased at Pernambuco 1818, former merchant gally Activo, since 1833 Cacela.

11. Purchased at Porto 1831, 24-guns corvette, wrecked off Tejo 1834.

12. Bergantim, 20 guns, launched 1816, sold at Lisbon as useless 1854.

13. A 22-gun brigantim, launched 10-13 April 1819, wrecked 1834/sold.

14. The 16-gun bergantim Conde de Vila Flor, launched at Damao 29 December 1825; the former D. Estevam de Ataide renamed 1831?, last mentioned 1862.

15. The brig Vinte e Tres of 1833, former Vinte e Dois or the brig Vintee Tres de Julho, purchased at Porto 1832, sunk 1833 by forces of Michael.

16. Brig-escuna, purchased 1831 at Terceira, armed with 6 carronades, sunk 1843.

17. Purchased 1833, armed with 6 guns, 1856 last mentioned.

18. The 16-gun brig Don Pedro, launched at Lisbon 1830 and wwrecked off Tejo 1845?

19. Sao Joao Magnanimo, 26 guns, built at Para 1797, sold at Lisbon as useless 1845.

20. The Oito de Julho, 24-gun corvette, launched at Lisbon 8 July 1834, sold at Lisbon as useless 1856?

Portuguese India men bound towards India 1608

I used three different books to distillate the outward bound voyages of Portuguese ships in 1608 and still I'm not confident with the result. Spelling of names of the ships differs just like those of the captains. At the moment it's the best result I can achieve.

Nossa Senhora da Ajuda, nau, part armada vice rei D. Joao Pereira, captain Miguel Correia Baharem or Bárem, mestre Manuel Rangel, departed Lisbon 29 March 1608. Lost off Costa da Mina

Nossa Senhora do Vencimento do Monte do Carmo, also called Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Vencimento do Carmo, Monte do Carmo and Nossa Senhora do Vencimento, nau, part of armada vice rei D. Joao Pereira, commanded by Cristóvao de Noronha?, departed Lisbon 29 March 1608, at Mormugao 26 May 1609. Returned to Portugal [30 July?] 1610, commanded by D. Pedro Coutinho, 1612 part of armada D. Jéronimo de Almeida, commanded by Cristóvam de Sequeira Alvarenga. Part of armada D. Jéronimo de Almeida returning to Portugal 1613 which met 5 Dutch ships off Sint Helena.

Nossa Senhora da Conceicao, also called Conceicao, nau, part of armada vice rei D. Joao Pereira, commanded by D. Pedro [de] Mascarenhas, departed Lisbon 29 March 1608, arrived at Reino. Lost 1614 off Mocambique

Oliveira, also called Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, nau, part of armada vice rei D. Joao Pereira, commanded by Pedro de Tovar, departed Lisbon 29 March 1608. Escaped from battle with Dutch off Island Queimados. Still mentioned 1609.

Santo António, nau, part of armada vice rei Rui Lourenco de Távora. Possible part of armada vice rei D. Joao Coutinho in 1617 towards the Orient, commanded by Joao Pereira Corte Real.

Sao Denis also called Sao Diniz, nau, part of armada vice rei Rui Lourenco de Távora, commanded by Gregório da Costa de Sousa

Nossa Senhora da Encarnacao, also called Sao Joseph or Sao José, nau also called patache/pataxo, departed Portugal 24 October 1608 as part of armada vice rei Rui Lourenco de Távora, commanded André Salema, via Mocambique and Diu.

Nossa Senhora de Monserrate, also called Monserrate, nau also called caravel and 'caravela latina', part of armada vice rei Rui Lourenco de Távora which departed portugal 24 October 1608, commanded by Manuel de Frias, returned to Portugal 1610 captain Rui Lourenco.

Nossa Senhora da Salvaçao, also called Salvaçao, nau, wrecked off the coast of Mombaca, commanded by D. Luis de Sousa

Santo Antonio, galleon, commanded by Diogo de Sousa de Meneses, departed towards India 29 March 1608 as part of armada vice rei Conde da Feira, in the winter at Mocambique, 26 May 1609 at Mormugao, towards China 1610 and lost off Cabo Comorim. A second galleon Santo Antonio departed as part of armada vice rei Rui Lourenco de Távora 24 October 1608 towards India, stayed in the winter at Mombaca and 1 December 1609 at Goa. It's not clear which information is dealing with one of the two galleons.

Sao Bartolomeu, galleon, part of armada vice rei Conde da Feira which departed Portugal 29 March 1608, commanded by D. Lopo/Diogo de Almeida, 150 sailors and 250 soldiers, Mormugao 16 May 1609, wrecked off Ceilao coming from China.

Bom Thus, also called Bom Jesus, galleon, commanded by Francisco Sodré Pereira, captured by the Dutch off Mocambique

Espirito Santo, also called Santo Espirito, galleon, commanded by D. Constantino de Menseses, lost off coast of Mocambique or Natal.

Sao Jerónimo, galleon, part of armada Conde da Feira, commanded by D. Cristóvao de Noronha, departed Portugal 29 March 1608

Sao Joao Evangelista, galleon, commanded by Manuel da Silva da Cunha.

David, urca, commanded by Manuel de Frias, after returning to Portugal with the body of vice rei conde da Fera in the same year, 24 October again towards India, commanded by Gregório da Costa de Sousa, part of the armada of vice rei Rui Lourenco de Távora

Sao Jacinto, urca, commanded by Estevao Teixeira de Melo, departed 24 October towards India. Identical with the nau Leao Vermelho also called Sao Jacinto, part of armada vice rei Rui Lourenco de Távora, commanded by Estevao Teixeira de Macedo [Fonseca], which departed Portugal 24 October 1608??

Sao Marcos, urca, commanded by Manuel de Matos [de Almeida], departed as part of armada vice rei Conde da Feira Portugal 29 March 1608, May 1609 at Mormugao. Identical with the galleon Sao Marcos mentioned in 1608 by Fonseca?

Nossa Senhora da Palma, wrecked off the coast of Angola, commanded by Cristovao de Siqueira Alvarenga.

Nossa Senhora da Consolacao, lost off Mocambique.

Sources

Quirino da Fonseca. Os Portugueses no mar. Memorias Historicas e Aroueologicas das naus de Portugal.

Ignacio da Costa Quintella. Annaes da Marinha Portugieza.

Alfredo Botelho de Sousa. Subsidios para a história militar marítima da india, vol.1 1585-1605 and vol.2 1606-1617. Lisbon 1930/1948.

N. MacLeod. De Oost-Indische Compagnie als zeemogendheid in Azië. Eerste deel van 1602 tot 1632. Rijswijk, 1927.

Portuguese Brazil fleet arrived at Lisbon, Portugal in October 1730 according to the Dutch magazine Europische Mercurius

This Dutch magazine published all kind of information (for instance political and economical) dealing with was going within Europe. So it becomes possible to get an impression of what was common known within a country of what was going on in their own country and other European countries in their own time.On 10 October arrived after a voyage of 3 months at Lisbon the so-called Brazilian fleet coming from Rio Janeiro consisting of two warships and ten merchant ships. Two more merchant ships escorted by one warship were still off the coast two others returned caused by leaking, one to Rio and the other to Bahia. The value of the cargoes transported by this fleet was 6,036,000 cruzados coined and bullion partly belonging to the crown and partly to individuals loaded on board of the warships; 2.000 boxes of sugar, 50.000 skins, and a quantity of diamonds from the new mines. More details were not known.

Source

Europische Mercurius, XLI part, vol. 2, July-December 1730, edition November p. 238. Amsterdam, 1731.

New Portuguese company intended to sent a ship towards Macao in 1769

A news item published in September 1768 mentioned that the Portuguese King allowed three merchants from Lisbon to send a ship towards Macao. It was aimed to send a ship in January 1769 if they succeeded to found a company with a capital of 500.000 Dutch guilders or 400.000 crusados. Their intention was to become the directors or bookkeepers with just 90.000 crusados; comparable with the value of the ship they owned. And it was their intention to wait with the account for the costs until 6 months after the return of the ship. The highness of the parts wasn't determined so in fact everyone could participate in the company for just the amount of money he or she could spare.

Source
Maandelyksche Nederlandsche Mercurius, part 25, July-December 1768. Bernardus Mourik, Amsterdam, 1768.

A new Portuguese East India Company according to the Dutch newspaper Opregte Groninger Courant dated 18 February 1755

Lisbon, 2 January. A certain citizen of this town called Feliciano Velho handed over to the king a plan for founding a East India Company. Apparently approved the king this proposal while he gave the interested a place to found a shipyard which was named East India Company Yard with Feliciano and his son as the principal directors.