Nossa Senhora da Graça, commonly known as Fénix, was a 46-gun frigate of the Portuguese Navy, launched in Salvador on 13 August 1787.
[1] During the Napoleonic Wars, Nossa Senhora da Graça was seized by the French during the Invasion of Portugal, in 1807.
However, when Lisbon was liberated the following year, the ship was returned to Portuguese service in September 1808.
[2] In 1815, the frigate sailed to Brazil, carrying the Division of Royal Volunteers of the Prince's soldiers.
[3][4] In 1818, the frigate returned to Salvador after thirty months of operating in southern Brazil.