Africa Shell (GB) Captain: Patrick G. G. Dove Type: Tanker Tonnage: 706 GT Owner: Shell Company of East Africa Homeport: Londres London Built: George Brown & Co., Greenock, UK Two rescue boats carrying 28 castaways from the British tanker Africa Shell arrived on … Read more
Kabalo (Belgium) Captain: Georges Vegels Type: Merchant Steamer Tonnage: 5186 GT Owner: Agence Maritime International Homeport: Antu érpia – Antwerp Built: Birkenhead, GB (1917) On the afternoon of October 19, 1940, the Portuguese Internal Affairs Minister’s office received a telegram from the Governor of … Read more
Ana I (Portugal) Captain: José Maria de Matos Type: Codfish Cuter Tonnage: 191 Owner: Soc. de Pesca Luso-Brasileira Lda. Homeport: Fugueira da Foz Built: Solvesborg, Suécia (1918) Event: Rescued 13 crew members from the Greek cargo ship Aghios Nicolaos On October 7, 1940 the Portuguese codfish … Read more
Às de Paus (Portugal) Captain: Type: Fishing boat Tonnage: Owner: Homeport: Olhão Built: Pátria e Liberdade (Portugal) Captain: Type: Fishing Steamer Tonnage: 26,15 Gt Owner: Manuel de Brito Homeport: Olhão Built: Vigo (1910) On the night of May 9 to 10, 1941, two Portuguese … Read more
Gorgulho (Portugal) Captain: António João Pereira Type: Motor Merchant Tonnage: Owner: Parceria Geral de Pescarias Homeport: Lisbon Built: Event: Picked up 21 survivors form the “Aurillac” Sunk by the Italian submarine Enrico Tazzoli on 15 April 1941. At 3.25 am on April 25, … Read more
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
Nyassa (Portugal) Captain: Bettencourt Type: Tonnage: Owner: Companhia Nacional de Navegação Homeport: Lisboa Built: Event: Rescued 23 crew members from the British Andaluzian, sunk by U.106. The “Nyassa” was returning from a trip to the African colonies when, on 20 March 1941, they … Read more
Sultana (Cape Verde, Portugal) Captain: Type: Cuter Tonnage: 21,26 Owner: Vergilio Carlos Rochetau Homeport: Saint Vicente, Cape Verde Built: Saint Vicente, Cape Verde (1933) Event: Rescued 23 crew members from the British merchant Auditor leaving them in the Saint Vincent Island, in … Read more
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
Gronelândia (Portugal) Captain: João Fernandes Matias Type: Cod fish schooner Tonnage: 441 Owner: Armazéns José Luíz da Costa & Comp. Homeport: Lisbon Built: Portugal, 1922 Event: Rescued five crew memebers of the panamian ship Trinidad on the 25 September 1941. At the port of Leixões arrived on … Read more
