This ship was built in Germany, from 1937 to 1938, in the Blohm & Voss Hamburg shipyards.
It was named Albert Leo Schlageter and served as a training ship in the Kriegsmarine. It belongs to the same series as Tovarishch (1000Ukraine), ex-Gorch Fock I (1000Germany), Mircea (1000Romany) and Eagle (1000United States).
Damaged by a mine on the Baltic Sea, it was restored by the US in 1945 and then sold to Brazil, who renamed it Guanabara.
Finally, it was sold to Portugal in 1961 and since then, its name is Sagres, in honour of a headland next to Cape Saint-Vincent (1000South Coast of Portugal).
It is recognizable by it sails that have the red cross of Christ.
Participation in Armada: 1989, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2013
