henry the navigator sponsored the first portuguese fleets to explore the west coast of africa.
who sponsored the first portuguese fleets to explore the west coast of africa?
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