This large pavilion was purpose-built to accommodate the royal barges collection. But, in addition to these magnificent vessels, which show all their splendour, we can also learn about many other aspects of the most varied relations that the Royal Family and the Portuguese had with the sea.
Upon entering we can see, to our right, the imposing royal yacht 'Sirius'. In front of us, we find six magnificent barges(five of which were built in the 18th century, like the 'Saveira Dourada'), richly decorated rowing vessels used by members of the royal family and high dignitaries on trips on the River Tagus. The most imposing of all is the royal barge, built in 1780.
Here we also find several examples of traditional boats, most notably the 'valboeiro', used on the Douro River, the 'netinha', a typical vessel from Nazaré, the 'moliceiro' from Aveiro, the 'baleeira' - the protagonist of centuries-old type of whale fishing practised in the Azores -, and the small dory, used in cod fishing.
At the end of the Pavilion we also find three magnificent seaplanes, used by the Portuguese Naval Aviation. The 1917 seaplane 'Shreck' FBA, one of the first two that arrived in Portugal during the First World War; the seaplane “Grumman - Widgeon”, one of the last, which was used until 1952, the year the Portuguese Air Force was created and Naval Aviation was consequently extinguished, and the famous “Fairey” 17 - 'Santa Cruz', which completed the First Air Crossing of the South Atlantic in 1922, made by the Portuguese Navy officers Admiral Gago Coutinho and Commander Sacadura Cabral.