Nossa Senhora da Conceição (ship 1771)

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The Nossa Senhora da Conceição, and later Príncipe Real, was a 90-piece ship of the line of the Portuguese Navy, launched in Lisbon on July 13, 1771. It was the most powerful Portuguese warship ever. In 1807, she was the captain of the squadron during the transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil.
The ship was built in 1771 at the Royal Navy Arsenal, in Lisbon, under the direction of Manuel Vicente Nunes, and was named Nossa Senhora da Conceição. Officially it was classified as an "80-piece ship", however it could assemble up to 110.
During her initial career, Nossa Senhora da Conceição served as flagship of the Strait Squadron, under the command of Lieutenant-General José Sanches de Brito, ensuring the safety of navigation in the Strait of Gibraltar.
In 1794 the ship was reformed and renamed Príncipe Real. The new name arose following the new policy of the Portuguese Navy, during the reforms of Martinho de Melo e Castro, which consisted of baptizing its ships with names of historical, mythological or real personalities, instead of names of saints as was usual until then.
Príncipe Real was part of the Portuguese squadron, sent to the Mediterranean Sea in 1798 to assist the British naval forces of Admiral Nelson. Until 1800 it remained in the Mediterranean as the flagship of the admiral Marquis of Nisa.
In 1807 the Príncipe Real left for Brazil, as the flagship of the squadron that carried the Portuguese Court. under the command of Captain Francisco José do Canto e Castro Mascarenhas, the commander-in-chief of the squadron, chief of squadron Manuel da Cunha Souto Maior and the Prince Regent D. João himself follow on board.
At the time of Brazil's independence, in 1822, Príncipe Real was anchored in the port of Rio de Janeiro. It was, at that time, integrated into the new Brazilian Navy, constituting part of its initial nucleus of ships. In the Brazilian Navy, as it was no longer in seaworthy condition, it was transformed into a depot ship.


The design of the stamp is based on a fragment of Jeff Hunt's painting: "Arrival of the "Principe Real" in Rio de Janeiro 1807."
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