PORTUGAL

Portuguese 1707-1816 Naval flag

Portuguese ships will be refered by HMFMS/F/C - His/Her Most Faithful Majesty's Ship/Frigate/Corvette - before ship´s name.

These abbreviations will distinguish same ship´s name from different nations and government warships from pivateers or privately-owned merchantmen.

PORTUGUESE

Navy

Ships per Rates	Guns	Decks	Abbreviations
1st Rates	+80	2	Ships of the line (navios) HMFMS
2nd Rates	70-76	2
3rd Rates	60-68	2
4th Rates	42-58	2
5th Rates	30-50	1-2	Frigates (fragatas) HMFMF
6th Rates	12-26	1	Corvettes (fragatinhas) HMFMC

Portuguese´s ships called Nossa Senhora will be abreviated as N S.

Portuguese's ships with a ç character will be substituted by a c.

Special thanks to John Tredrea, Mark Campbell, Oskar Myszor & Andreas von Mach for sharing his own researched data and work.