Corte Real Captain: José Narciso Marques Júnior Type: Merchant Steamer Tonnage: 2,043 GT Owner: Companhia de Navegação Carregadores Açoreanos Port: Ponta Delgada Built: Netherlands Jorge Soares de Andrade, the first officer of the Corte Real, was shocked by the order from the … Read more
Fafe (Portugal) Captain: Type: Arrastão Trawler Tonnage: Owner: Homeport: Built: Azevedo Gomes (Portugal) Captain: Type: Trawler Tonnage: 296 GT Owner: Soc. de Pescadores Arrábida, Lda. Homeport: Lisbon Built: Bremerhaven, Germany Alfacinha (Portugal) Captain: Type: Trawler Tonnage: 359 GT Owner: Comp. Portuguesa de Pesca … Read more
Cabo de São Vicente Captain: José Ethelredo Morais Type: Trawler Tonnage: Owner: Sociedade Comercial Marítima Port: Lisbon Built: José Ethelredo Morais, captain of the “Cape of St. Vincent”. (Picture: Richard Souza) The sun was already setting when the huge plane passed at low altitude … Read more
Alpha Captain: José Ferreira de Oliveira Type: Cargo Steamer Tonnage: Owner: Sociedade Luso-Marítima Homeport: Lisbon Construção/Built: Acontecimento/Event: Sunk in the English Channel by German Planes Meet the Alpha Crew The German planes approached from the Southeast dropping bombs and firing machine-gun bursts. Because of the … Read more
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. Name Age Profession … Read more
