NRP Lagoa M403
The São Roque Class of minesweepers were built at the Cuf shipyards in Portugal.
1956 .1992
"Iron men on wooden ships" was their motto.
courtesy of Rui Rodrigues
One of the less photographed ships of the PN, the hidrographic Afonso de Albuquerque A526 (1966-1983), derived from the british Bay class frigates.
After 1983 until the early 90s it served as accomodation ship at the Alfeite Arsenal
It was scrapped in 1994.
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