ألفونسو دي ألبوكيرك
Early on the morning of 18 December 1961 "Afonso de Albuquerque" received information that the Indian Armed Forces had launched Operation Vijay. Her crew went to battle stations. As the land communication infrastructure was bombed and destroyed by the Indian Air Force, "Afonso de Albuquerque" received the responsibility to maintain radio communications between Goa and Lisbon.