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3 unusual facts about Lisbon Naval Base


Lisbon Naval Base

In the Alfeite perimeter are also located the Naval School, the Naval Technologies School, the Alfeite Arsenal, the Marine corps Base and other Portuguese Navy units.

Among others, in the early 20th century, there was the Lisbon Navy Arsenal, the Doca de Belém submarine base, the Bom Sucesso seaplane base, the Vila Franca de Xira destroyer base, the Vale do Zebro torpedo boat base, the Alcântara Naval Barracks and the Doca da Marinha naval quay.

Being located at the former Royal Estate of Alfeite in the south bank of the Tagus river huge estuary, near the city of Almada, the installation is commonly referred as the Alfeite Naval Base.



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