F488 Alfonso Cerquera

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Photo 1
Author: Ship Hunters collection
Location: (NL) Vlissingen
Date: 06/07/2007

Photo 2
Author: Ship Hunters collection
Location: (NL) Vlissingen
Date: 06/07/2007
Administrative data Technical data
name: F488 Alfonso Cerquera
commissioned: 1975
flag: Portugal
dimensions: 84.59 x 10.30 x 3.30 m
type: "Baptiste De Andrade" class large patrol corvette
specs: crew: 122 Armament: 1 x 100 mm gun
2 x 40 mm/L70 Bofors (2 single mounts) guns
6x 324 mm ASW torpedo tubes (2x3)
speed: 21.00 kn

former name(s): new name(s):
No known former names No known new names

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Extra info:
sunk as artificial on September 4, 2018, south of Cabo Girao, off the island of Madeira

Converted? This vessel has not been converted.
Museum? No
Decommissioned? This vessel was decommissioned or transfered in the year 2015
Scrapping? This vessel was sold to Portugal in the year 2018 for scrapping.
Severely damaged? Yes, (please look at the extra info box for more information).