Maria Amélia (Portugal) Captain: Vitorino Miranda Type: Merchant Steamer Tonnage: 1765 tn Owner: Sociedade Geral, Indústria e Transportes Homeport: Lisbon Built: Neptun A.G., Rostock, Alemanha (1913) Mirandella (Portugal) Captain: Henrique de Oliveira Type: Mercnaht Steamer Tonnage: 5179 tn Owner: Sociedade Geral de Comércio, Indústria … Read more
Cunene (Portugal) Captain: António Pinto e Neto Type: Merchant Steamer Tonnage: 5875 TB Owner: Sociedade Geral Port: Lisboa Built: Flensburger Schiffsbau, Flensburg, Alemanha (1911) Lobito (Portugal) Captain: Type: Long Range Steamer Tonnage: 2.719 TB Owner: Companhia Colonial de Navegação Homeport: Luanda (Angola) Built: Eiderwerft A.G., Tonning, Alemanha/ Germany (1906)
Cunene (Portugal) Captain: António Pinto e Neto Type: Vapor de Carga Tonnage: 5875 TB Owner: Sociedade Geral Homeport: Lisboa Built: Flensburger Schiffsbau, Flensburg, Alemanha (1911) On the dawn of March 27, 1942, the Cunene was sailing between Lisbon, Portugal, and Philadelphia, USA, when the … Read more
João Corte Real (Portugal) Captain: Manuel da Bela Type: Cod Trawler Tonnage: 12590.15 Owner: Sociedade Nacional de Armadores de Bacalhau, Sarl. Homeport: Lisbon Built: Estaleiros da CUF (1941) On the afternoon of February 17, 1942, the fishing trawler João Corte Real found – 100 miles east … Read more
Almirante Sousa e Faro (Portugal) Captain: José André dos Santos Type: Rescue Boat Tonnage: Owner: Portuguese Rescue Institute (ISN) Homeport: Peniche Built: The attack on the British freighter Dago, carried out by a Luftwaffe Fw 200 Condor, was seen from land, leading … Read more
Ana I (Portugal) Captain: José Maria de Matos Type: Codfish Cuter Tonnage: 191 Owner: Soc. de Pesca Luso-Brasileira Lda. Homeport: Fugueira da Foz Built: Solvesborg, Suécia (1918) Event: Rescued 13 crew members from the Greek cargo ship Aghios Nicolaos On October 7, 1940 the Portuguese codfish … Read more
Às de Paus (Portugal) Captain: Type: Fishing boat Tonnage: Owner: Homeport: Olhão Built: Pátria e Liberdade (Portugal) Captain: Type: Fishing Steamer Tonnage: 26,15 Gt Owner: Manuel de Brito Homeport: Olhão Built: Vigo (1910) On the night of May 9 to 10, 1941, two Portuguese … Read more
Angola (Portugal) Captain: Nazareth Cardoso Type: Long Range Steamer Tonnage: 7884 Owner: Companhia Nacional de Navegação Homeport: Lisboa/ Lisbon Built: Bélgica, 1912 Event: On 4 may 1941 it rescued 43 shipwreked from the ship “Wray Castle” sunk the day before. The passenger ship “Angola” travelled … Read more
Gorgulho (Portugal) Captain: António João Pereira Type: Motor Merchant Tonnage: Owner: Parceria Geral de Pescarias Homeport: Lisbon Built: Event: Picked up 21 survivors form the “Aurillac” Sunk by the Italian submarine Enrico Tazzoli on 15 April 1941. At 3.25 am on April 25, … Read more
Dão (Portugal) Comander: Arnaldo Guedes da Silva Moreira (Cap. Frag.) Type: Destroyer Tonnage: 1621 Owner: Portuguese Navy Homeport: Lisbon Built: Arsenal do Alfeite, Portugal, 1934 Event: Rescued 16 crew members from the “British Fame” sunk by the italian submarine Alessandro Malaspina. “Wrecks of all … Read more
