Ponta Delgada - Portugal 1939-1945

Sea | Search & Rescue | Shipwrecked Support 1939-1941

The destroyer “Dão” search for the “British Fame”

21 February, 2019 by Carlos Guerreiro

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

Sea | Search & Rescue | Shipwrecked Support 1939-1941

Destroyer “Vouga” picks up the Germans from “Frankfurt”

12 February, 2019 by Carlos Guerreiro

N. R. P. Vouga (Portugal) Comander: António Emílio Martins de Magalhães (Cap. Ten.) Type: Destroyer Tonnage: 1621 Owner: Portuguese Navy Homeport: Lisbon Built: Scotland, 1933 Event: Rescued 19 crew members from the german “Frankfurt” scuttled by the crew when attaked by “HMS Cavina”. The … Read more