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
The Japanese attack on the US naval fleet at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, ushered in an unprecedented, brutal and barbaric type of warfare. Without contemplating violence, both sides engaged in merciless naval and land combat, which claimed the … Read more
Chaimite (Portugal) Captain: Type: Tug Tonnage: 475 GT Owner: Mozambique Provincial Government Homeport: Lourenço Marques Built: Delfzijl – Países Baixos Netherlands Nossa Senhora dos Milagres (Portugal) Captain: Type: Fishing Ship Tonnage: Owner: Homeport: Lourenço Marques Built: The tug Chaimite and the fishing vessel … Read more
Date Location Force Aircraft From-To Crew 27-04-1943 Portela Airport – Lisbon USAAF Ferry Command Bell P-400 Airacobra AP292 Portreath (GB) → Port Lyautey (Marroco) 2Lt Richard L. “Dixie” Alexander USA
Officer on the Frimaire (France – Vichy) Birth place – Birth date – Death date – 15/06/1942 Fathe – Mother – Claudino Mendes dos Santos died aboard the French oil tanker “Frimaire”, sunk by the German U-boat U-68 near … Read more
Cvilians living in Soteville-le-Rouen, France Isidoro Oliveira dos Santos Birth place – Póvoa de Cima (?), Portugal Birth date – 17/06/1896 Death date – 19/04/1944 Maria Adelina dos Santos Birth place – Alves à Grigo (?), Portugal Birth date – 10/09/1901 … Read more
. . . . Detail of the memorial inaugurated in Ermida, Mira, on March 6, 2024. The memorial commemorates the 80th anniversary of the crash of the Hudson, registration number FK791, of 269 Squadron, and is dedicated “To the heroes … Read more
“Our ships are coming, our ships are coming,” said resident civilians in Lisbon’s German community, as crowds of Portuguese and other international citizens made their way to Óbidos’ Conde Rocha Port to marvel at Germany’s latest naval technology. Commanded by … Read more
The temperate climate, calm waters and hospitality of the Portuguese locals are attractive factors to be taken into account by the different navies looking for a quiet place to train or simply train their sailors. As well as the usual … Read more
Ship: Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (USA) Birth place – Alcobaça (?) Birth date – Death date – Father – Mother – António Pereira Balbino, cook on board of the American “Liberty Ship” Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, was one of the fatalities … Read more
