Portuguese frigate Dom Fernando II e Glória
Dom Fernando II e Glória is a wooden-hulled, 50-gun frigate of the Portuguese Navy. She was launched in 1843 and made her maiden voyage in 1845. Built at the shipyard of Daman in Portuguese India, it was Portugal's last sailing warship to be built and also…Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: sailing frigate of the Portuguese Navy (1843-1940)
- Also known as: “Don Fernando II e Glória”, “Fragata Dom Fernando II e Glória”, “Museu de Marinha - Núcleo Museológico de Cacilhas”, and “Núcleo Museológico da Marinha Portuguesa de Almada”
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include NRP Barracuda and Cacilhas Lighthouse.
Cacilhas Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Patrick Leroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cacilhas Lighthouse is situated in the parish of Cacilhas, in the municipality of Almada, on the opposite side of the Tagus River from the Portuguese capital of Lisbon. Cacilhas Lighthouse is situated 170 metres north of Portuguese frigate Dom Fernando II e Glória.
Igreja Paroquial de Cacilhas
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja Paroquial de Cacilhas is a church, which is situated 220 metres west of Portuguese frigate Dom Fernando II e Glória.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cacilhas and Cova da Piedade.
Cacilhas
Suburb
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Cacilhas is a former civil parish in the municipality of Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas.
Cova da Piedade
Suburb
Cova da Piedade is a former civil parish in the municipality of Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas.
Lisbon
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Lisbon is the capital of Portugal situated on seven hills at the wide mouth of the river Tagus where it meets the Atlantic Ocean. With 545,000 residents in the city and 3.0 million in the Lisbon Region and a thriving mix of Portugal's rich history and vivid…
Portuguese frigate Dom Fernando II e Glória
- Categories: museum ship, preserved watercraft, frigate, ship, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Almada, Setúbal District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.68657° or 38° 41′ 12″ northLongitude
-9.14616° or 9° 8′ 46″ westInception
1843Operator
Museu de MarinhaOpen location code
8CCGMVP3+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 155449351OpenStreetMap feature
building=shipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=shipOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5289729
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Russian—“Portuguese frigate Dom Fernando II e Glória” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Don Fernando II e Glória”
- Czech: “Dom Fernando II e Glória”
- Finnish: “Dom Fernando II e Glória”
- French: “Dom Fernando II e Glória”
- Papiamento: “Dom Fernando II e Glória”
- Polish: “Dom Fernando II e Glória”
- Portuguese: “D. Fernando II e Glória (1843-1963)”
- Portuguese: “D. Fernando II e Glória”
- Portuguese: “Dom Fernando II e Glória”
- Portuguese: “NRP Dom Fernando II e Glória (UAM203)”
- Portuguese: “UAM 203”
- Portuguese: “UAM Dom Fernando II e Glória”
- Russian: “Dom Fernando II e Glória”
- Russian: “Дон Фернандо II и Глория”
- Russian: “фрегат Дон Фернандо II и Глория”
- “Don Fernando II e Glória”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Núcleo Museológico da Marinha Portuguesa de Almada and Terminal Rodoviário de Cacilhas.
Nearby Places
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