Portuguese Seamen

    Ship – Antonis (Greece) Birth place – Cape Verde Birth date –  Death date –  Father –  Mother –  Venâncio de Almeida was a crew member on the Greek ship Antonis when it was boarded by the German auxiliary cruiser … Read more

    Ship – Pillory (Panama) Birth place –  Birth date – 1893 Death date – 05/06/1944 Father –  Mother –  Manuel Ferreira, a fireman, was one of 25 missing from the ship Pillory when it was sunk by U-539 off Puerto Rico … Read more

    Ship – Pillory (Panama) Birth place –  Birth date – 1906 Death date – 05/06/1944 Father –  Mother –  António de Carvalho was one of 25 missing when the ship Pillory was sunk by U-539 off Puerto Rico on June 5, … Read more

    Ship – Pillory (Panama) Birth place –  Birth date – 1911 Death date – 05/06/1944 Father –  Mother – José Agostinho was one of the 25 missing from the ship Pillory when it was sunk by U-539 off Puerto Rico on … Read more

    Ship – Pillory (Panama) Birth place – Madeira Island Birth date – 1918 Death date – 05/06/1944 Father –  Mother –  José Pimenta, oiler on the Pillory, was one of 25 missing when the ship was sunk by U-539 off Puerto Rico … Read more

    Ship – Antonis (Greece) Birth place – Lisboa Birth date –  Death date –  Father –  Mother –  Manuel António Carlos was a crew member on the Greek ship Antonis when it was boarded by the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran … Read more

    Ship – Jon (Panama) Birth place – Lisboa Birth date –  Death date –  Father –  Mother –  João da Cruz was a crew member of the Panamanian ship Jon, attacked in the Atlantic by an FW-200 plane at 6:45 … Read more

    Navio / Ship – Richard Hovey (USA) Birth place – Unhais da Serra Birth date – 24/06/1884 Death date – 29/03/1944 Father –  Mother –  Joaquim Gouveia died aboard the Richard Hovey where he was a stoker. The ship was sunk in the … Read more

    Ship – Jon (Panama) Birth place – Lisbon Birth date –  Death date –  Father –  Mother –  Manuel Brioso was a crew member on the Panamanian ship Jon, attacked in the Atlantic by an FW-200 plane at 6:45 pm … Read more

    Ship –Stamatios G. Embiricos (Greece) Birth place – Cabo Verde Birth date –  Death date –  Father –  Mother –  Florência da Silva was a crew member of the Greek ship Stamatios G. Embiricos which was intercepted by the German … Read more

    Ship – Ballot (Panamá) & Induna (GB) Birth place – Ericeira Birth date –  Death date –  Father – Custódio da Luz Mother – Maria da Nazaré Lopes da Luz On October 31, 1944, Portuguese seaman Carlos de Almeida Lopes da Luz, … Read more

    Ship – Pillory (Panama) Birth place –  Birth date – 1899 Death date – 05/06/1944 Father –  Mother –  António Lima disappeared with 25 other men when his ship – the Panamanian  Pillory – was sunk by U-539 off Puerto Rico … Read more

    Ship:  William S. Thayer (USA) Birth place – Cape Verde Birth date – 01/10/1896 Death date – 30/04/1944 Father –  Mother –  Zacharias Neves disappeared when he was aboard the William S. Thayer, where he worked as an oiler.  On April … Read more