NRP Vouga (1920)

NRP Vouga was a Douro-class destroyer of the Portuguese Navy, built in Portugal in the early 1920s. She was one of six ships in her class, which also included the Douro, Tejo, Dão, Lima, and Mondego. These ships were designed as improved versions of earlier Portuguese destroyers, incorporating lessons learned during World War I.

The Vouga, like her sister ships, was intended for patrol and escort duties within Portugal's territorial waters and overseas colonies. Construction began in 1920, and she was commissioned into the Portuguese Navy in the mid-1920s. Specific dates for construction milestones (laying of the keel, launching, commissioning) are often conflicting across sources or difficult to verify.

She was equipped with a main armament of naval guns, torpedo tubes, and depth charges, reflecting the anti-submarine warfare needs of the time. The Vouga and her class played a role in maintaining Portuguese naval presence throughout the interwar period and during World War II, although Portugal remained neutral in the conflict.

The Vouga and the rest of the Douro-class destroyers were eventually decommissioned in the late 1950s and early 1960s as newer vessels entered service and the Douro class became outdated. The Vouga herself was decommissioned in 1960.