Civilian living in France Birth place – Sabachina (?) Birth date – 20/03/1900 Death date – 27/05/1944 Father – Mother – José Oliveira and his family died on May 27, 1944, during a Allied bombing that targeted the coastal … Read more
The number of rescues made by Portuguese ships in the first half of 1943 was very similar to the same period of the previous year. The destroyer Lima was the first to be involved in one of these operations, managing … Read more
. . . Funeral for the chief engineer of the Julia Ward Howe who died aboard the NRP Lima. (picture: “Vida Mundial” magazine) NRP Lima (Portugal) Capitain: Capitão-Tenente Sarmento Rodrigues Type: Destroyer Tonage: 1563 Gt Owner: Portuguese Navy Porto: Lisbon Construção: Yarrow, England … Read more
. . . Picking up castaways from the American ships City of Flynt and Julia Ward Howe. (Picture: “Vida Mundial Ilustrada” magazine) NRP Lima (Portugal) Capitain: Capitão-Tenente Sarmento Rodrigues Type: Destroyer Tonage: 1563 Gt Owner: Portuguese Navy Porto: Lisbon Construção: Yarrow, England (1933)
Civilian living in France Birth place – Vila Nova de Ourém Birth date – 14/03/1908 Death date – 06/06/1944 Father – Mother – Manuel da Graça, born in Vila Nova de Ourém, central Portugal, was one of … Read more
Crew member on the tug Walkirien (Denmark) Birth place – Olhão Birth date – Death date – 09/02/1940 Father – Mother – News of the death of José Francisco Reis published in the … Read more
Sergeant US Army Unit – Birth place – Massachusetts Birth date – 24/08/1912 Death date – 24/09/1983 Father – António de Silveira Mother – Maria Assumpção Silveira Son of Portuguese natives from Azores, Lionel Silveira was born in 24th of August, 1912 … Read more
Portuguese civilian living in France Birth place – Braga Birth date – 19/08/1896 Death date – 21/05/1940 Father – Mother – Maria Augusta da Costa Manuel José da Costa (Manoel, according to French records) died on May 21, 1940, … Read more
NRP Gonçalves Zarco (Portugal) Captain: Joaquim Marques Esparteiro (Cap-Frag.) Type: Sloop Tonnage: 1784 t Owner: Portuguese Navy Homeport: Lisboa Built: Hawthorn-Leslie, England (1933) To avoid misunderstandings that could have serious consequences as they were living a wartime period, the Portuguese Navy sloop Gonçalves … Read more
Lourenço Marques (Portugal) Captain: Type: Passenger Steamer Tonnage: 6,281 Gt Owner: Companhia Nacional de Navegação (CNN) Homeport: Lisboa Built: Blohm & Voss, Germany (1905) At 12:10 am on December 2, 1942, a rescue-boat with 22 castaways from the Greek ship Cleanthis, sunk … Read more
