F331 NRP Alvares Cabral Portuguese Navy ---- portugal classes ----Frigate ............ Joao Belo classFrigate ............ Pereira da Silva classFrigate ............ Vasco da Gama classCorvette ............ Baptista de Andrade classCorvette ............ Joao Coutinho classCorvette ............ Viana do Castelo class------------- Also used -------------NL ... Frigate ........... Karel Doorman classUK ... Support Ship ........... Rover class--More------ Vasco da Gama class ships ----Portuguese Navy ----- F330 NRP Vasco da GamaPortuguese Navy ----- F331 NRP Alvares CabralPortuguese Navy ----- F332 NRP Corte-Real--More-- 1991 to present Data Login to Edit Vasco da Gama class FF - Frigate Flight Deck: AC Call Sign: CTFK Events Help Us Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedPort VisitDeploymentHistory of F331 NRP Alvares Cabral1989-jun-2Laid down1990-may-2Launched1991-jan-18Commissioned2005-jun-24Deployment Fleet Review: Trafalgar 200 Present at Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review, off Browndown anchorage2005-jul-1Port VisitPresent at International Festival of the Sea 2005, Portsmouth2015-apr-11DeploymentNorth Western Approaches Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 participated in JW 15-1, off NW Scotland2016-aug-5Port VisitCruise Terminal Liverpool weekend visit to Liverpool as part of NATO fleet with embarked Lynx 19201, in company with Spanish Mendez_Nuñez.2016-oct-9DeploymentNorth Western Approaches Exercise Joint Warrior 16-2 Participated in Ex JW16-2, as a member of NATO SNMG1 Specifications from Vasco da Gama class 180crew 3200full load (tn) 115.90length (m) 14.80beam (m) 6.20draught (m) 4000range (nm) 32max speed (knots) 2Naval Engine diesel - MTU2Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM25002Naval Engine propulsion system: CODOG2Missile Launcher Mk 141 quad Harpoon 1Missile Launcher Mk 29 8-cell Sea Sparrow1Naval Gun Creusot-Loire 100 mm1Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm 2Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm1Chaff and decoys Mark 36 SRBOC1Naval Radar air search radar DA082Naval Radar fire direction radar STIR 1801Naval Radar surface search radar MW08 Aircraft Typical Max Portuguese Navy Westland Lynx 12The Max option implies only aircraft of this model onboard Builder Howaldtswerke,
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Fleet Review: Trafalgar 200 Present at Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review, off Browndown anchorage
North Western Approaches 
