The Portuguese naval training ship Sagres is due to sail into Hamilton today for a short stop on her way to the United States.

The spectacular vessel, which was previously called Albert Leo Schlageter, was built for the German Navy in 1937 and served in the Second World War until the ship and crew were captured by the American forces.

She was handed over to Brazil in 1948 before being incorporated into the Portuguese Navy on February 8, 1962, and was named Sagres.

The vessel left Lisbon on May 27, 2015 as part of a training programme for second-year cadets from the Portuguese Naval Academy.

The ship and her crew of 132 militaries and 42 Portuguese Naval Academy cadets will remain in Bermuda until Friday, when she will leave the Island bound for Philadelphia.

Since 1962 Sagres has completed training cruises with the cadets of the Portuguese Naval Academy every year.

The ship has called at 113 foreign ports in 45 countries and has carried out three world circumnavigations in 1978-79, 1983-84 and 2010.

The Sagres will be open to visitors between 10am and 9.30pm tomorrow and Thursday as well as 10am to 3pm on Friday.