PORTUGAL

Portuguese 1707-1816 Naval flag

Portuguese ships will be refered by HMFMS - His/Her Most Faithful Majesty's Ship - 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
Portuguese 1st Rates	+80	2
Portuguese 2nd Rates	70-76	2
Portuguese 3rd Rates	60-68	2
Portuguese 4th Rates	42-58	2
Portuguese 5th Rates	30-50	1	Frigates (fragatas) HMFMF
Portuguese 6th Rates	12-26	1	Corvettes (fragatinhas) HMFMC

Notes:
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.