Lourenço Marques (Ship) - Portugal 1939-1945

Aelybryn survivors rescued by the Lourenço Marques

11 March, 2023 by Carlos Guerreiro

Lourenço Marques (Portugal) Captain: Type: Passenger Steamer Tonnage: 6,281 Gt Owner: Companhia Nacional de Navegação (CNN) Homeport: Lisboa Built: Blohm & Voss, Germany (1905) On March 14, 1943, the crew of the Portuguese steamer Lourenço Marques – traveling from the city of … Read more

Sea | Search & Rescue

Survivors of the Greek Cleanthis found by the Lourenço Marques

1 December, 2022 by Carlos Guerreiro

Lourenço Marques (Portugal) Captain: Type: Passenger Steamer Tonnage: 6,281 Gt Owner: Companhia Nacional de Navegação (CNN) Homeport: Lisboa Built: Blohm & Voss, Germany (1905) At 12:10 am on December 2, 1942, a rescue-boat with 22 castaways from the Greek ship Cleanthis, sunk … Read more