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At the start of World War II in 1939, the Portuguese Government announced on 1 September that the 550-year-old Anglo-Portuguese Alliance remained intact, but since the British did not seek Portuguese assistance, Portugal was free to remain neutral in the war and would do so.
After World War II, Portugal was one of the founding nations of NATO. In the scope of the Cold War, the Portuguese fleet participated in the defense of the North Atlantic against the Soviet naval threat. Inside NATO, the Portuguese Navy stands out by the development of a high proficiency in the mine and anti-submarine warfares.
John Gregson, actor, conscripted to serve on minesweepers in the Royal Navy during World War II. Used this experience playing the Captain of HMS Exeter, in the 1956 film The Battle of the River Plate. Alec Guinness, actor, served during World War II, initially as a rating, but later commissioned in 1941. He commanded a landing craft taking part ...
The British Fleet air arm in World War II. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 9781846032837. Barnett, Correlli (1991). Engage the Enemy more Closely: the Royal Navy in the Second World War. New York City: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0-393-02918-2. Brown, Kevin (2019). Fittest of the Fit Health and Morale in the Royal Navy, 1939–1945. Barnsley: Pen & Sword.
Ex. "90 F L" of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, transferred to Portugal as reparation for World War I S Sado: 1921–40 Ex. "89 F L" of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, transferred to Portugal as reparation for World War I M Mondego: 1921–38 Ex. "91 F M" of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, transferred to Portugal as reparation for World War I C Cávado: 1921–21
Last captain of SS United States, the biggest ocean liner ever built entirely in the United States and fastest passenger liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean in regular service. United States: Yes 1910 2004 Aruga, KÅsaku. Japanese naval officer who participated in World War II. Known for his participation in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Japan: Yes 1897
Pages in category "Royal Navy officers of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 671 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Portuguese-class trawlers of World War II were naval trawlers, built in Portugal for the Royal Navy. These vessels were built in several Portuguese yards, and offered by Portugal to the Royal Navy. This aid to the British war effort solicited protests by Nazi Germany, since, officially, Portugal was a neutral country.