The sinking of the Alpha registered in the Admiraty's War Diary
On July 15, 1940, the Portuguese ship ALPHA was sunk in the English Channel by German aircraft. There were 21 crew on board and all of them survived.
Read the story of the ALPHA attack HERE.
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Name |
Age |
Profession |
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| José Ferreira de Oliveira | Master | ||
| José Dias Laranjeira | Chief officer | ||
| Francisco Silvestre | 2nd Pilot | ||
| Cândido Cruz | First Officer | ||
| José Gageira | Able Seaman | ||
| António de Oliveira | Able Seaman | ||
| Pedro Lopes | Able Seaman | ||
| João Charrão | Steward’s Boy | ||
| Renato Ricardo | Steward’s Boy | ||
| António Cruz Paiva | Senior Engineer | ||
| Horácio Santos Simões | 2nd Engineer | ||
| Álvaro Santos Alves | 3rd Engineer | ||
| António Pedroso | Fireman | ||
| António Cunha Fogueiro | Fireman | ||
| José Santos Fogueiro | Fireman | ||
| Francisco Beato | Purser | ||
| António Silva | Purser | ||
| João Brito Namorado | Chief Cook | ||
| José Maria | Assistant Cook | ||
| Henrique dos Reis | Steward | ||
| João Silva | Steward |
