prince henry the navigator sponsored portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of africa.
prince henry the navigator sponsored portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of africa.
who sponsored portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of africa?
prince henry the navigator
one of the more exhaustive chronologies, at least up to 1640, was compiled by manuel de faria e sousa in his "ásia portugueza" (part iii, end of volume), published posthumously in 1675. faria e sousa includes not only the india armadas, but all the portuguese fleets from 1412, including those dispatched to africa under prince henry the navigator.
portuguese india armadas
bullet::::- central pacific area fleet









































bullet::::- china area fleet, tasked with guarding the chinese coastal area, had the same organizational level as the combined fleet









































bullet::::- northeast area fleet









































bullet::::- southeast area fleet









































section::::japanese fleets.:modern day.









































bullet::::- self defense fleet, the main combatant component of the japan maritime self-defense force.









































section::::portuguese fleets.









































bullet::::- portuguese 1807 fleet









































bullet::::- portuguese navy









































section::::russian or soviet fleets.









































section::::russian or soviet fleets.:active fleets.









































bullet::::- baltic fleet









































bullet::::- black sea fleet









































bullet::::- caspian flotilla









































bullet::::- russian northern fleet









































bullet::::- pacific ocean fleet (russia)









































section::::russian or soviet fleets.:inactive fleets, soviet and russian.









































bullet::::- amur military flotilla
list of fleets