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PORTUGUESE NAVY (PORTUGAL)

CONVERTED MERCHANT VESSELS

WWI-era auxiliary minesweepers

100 - 1000 BRT

Augusto de Castilho (1909, 487, 1917-14.10.1918); República II; Almirante Paço D'Arcos; Galeo; Thomaz Andrea; Tresirmos; Celestino Soares; Hermenegildo Capelo; Margarida Victória

Project history: Augusto de Castilho, sunk by German submarine U139, became unique Portuguese warship sunk in sea battle in XX century.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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