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The '''Portuguese Navy '''(Portuguese: ''Marinha Portuguesa'') is the naval branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which is cooperated with other branches of the Armed force, with them being called as 'charged' with the military defense of the country itself. Along with that, the navy participated in various amounts of missions having to do with international comprises assumed by [[Portugal]], usually NATO, in addition to missions related to civil interest.<ref name="ACIV">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | The '''Portuguese Navy '''(Portuguese: ''Marinha Portuguesa'') is the naval branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which is cooperated with other branches of the Armed force, with them being called as 'charged' with the military defense of the country itself. Along with that, the navy participated in various amounts of missions having to do with international comprises assumed by [[Portugal]], usually NATO, in addition to missions related to civil interest.<ref name="ACIV">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | ||
The Portuguese Navy, tracing back to the 12th century, is the oldest continuously serving navy in the world. | |||
The first known battle of the Portuguese Navy was in 1180, during the reign of Portugal's first king, Afonso Henriques (also known as [[Afonso_I_of_Portugal|Afonso I of Portugal]]). The battle occurred when a Portuguese fleet commanded by the knight Fuas Roupinho defeated a Muslim fleet near Cabo Espichel. | |||
After his return from Ceuta, Henry the navigator founded a school of navigation in [[Sagres]], which was a place to discuss the art of navigation. The vessel employed in the beginning of the Discoveries was the [[caravel]], varying from 50 to 160 tons. The first results came soon and Gonçalves Zarco discovers the Porto Santo Island in 1419 and the Madeira Island in 1420, Diogo de Silves discovers the azorean island of Santa Maria in 1427. | |||
In 1500, when leading a second Portuguese Armada of 13 ships to India, Pedro Álvares Cabral discovers and explores Brazil, claiming it for Portugal. In the same year, Diogo Dias, as one of the Captains of the fleet to India of Pedro Álvares Cabral, is separated from the main fleet by a storm while crossing the Cape of Good Hope, and becomes the first European to reach Madagascar. | |||
During the reign of King [[John_V_of_Portugal|John V of Portugal]] the Navy suffers a large transformation, during which the warship starts to differentiate from the merchant ship. | |||
In 1705, a squadron of eight ships of the line went to Gibraltar to help England against Spain and France. | |||
In 1717, the Portuguese Navy fought the Ottoman Navy in the Battle of Matapan. | |||
In the late 18th century, the Portuguese Navy took part in the Mediterranean Campaign of 1798 against the French Republic in Egypt and in the Siege of Malta. | |||
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Revision as of 23:35, 5 December 2013
The Portuguese Navy (Portuguese: Marinha Portuguesa) is the naval branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which is cooperated with other branches of the Armed force, with them being called as 'charged' with the military defense of the country itself. Along with that, the navy participated in various amounts of missions having to do with international comprises assumed by Portugal, usually NATO, in addition to missions related to civil interest.[1]
The Portuguese Navy, tracing back to the 12th century, is the oldest continuously serving navy in the world.
The first known battle of the Portuguese Navy was in 1180, during the reign of Portugal's first king, Afonso Henriques (also known as Afonso I of Portugal). The battle occurred when a Portuguese fleet commanded by the knight Fuas Roupinho defeated a Muslim fleet near Cabo Espichel.
After his return from Ceuta, Henry the navigator founded a school of navigation in Sagres, which was a place to discuss the art of navigation. The vessel employed in the beginning of the Discoveries was the caravel, varying from 50 to 160 tons. The first results came soon and Gonçalves Zarco discovers the Porto Santo Island in 1419 and the Madeira Island in 1420, Diogo de Silves discovers the azorean island of Santa Maria in 1427.
In 1500, when leading a second Portuguese Armada of 13 ships to India, Pedro Álvares Cabral discovers and explores Brazil, claiming it for Portugal. In the same year, Diogo Dias, as one of the Captains of the fleet to India of Pedro Álvares Cabral, is separated from the main fleet by a storm while crossing the Cape of Good Hope, and becomes the first European to reach Madagascar.
During the reign of King John V of Portugal the Navy suffers a large transformation, during which the warship starts to differentiate from the merchant ship.
In 1705, a squadron of eight ships of the line went to Gibraltar to help England against Spain and France. In 1717, the Portuguese Navy fought the Ottoman Navy in the Battle of Matapan.
In the late 18th century, the Portuguese Navy took part in the Mediterranean Campaign of 1798 against the French Republic in Egypt and in the Siege of Malta.
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