Inhambane (Portugal) Captain: Lourenço Fernandes (?) Type: Merchant Steamer Tonnage: 3600 GT Owner: Soc. Geral de Comércio, Indústria e Transportes Homeport: Lisbon Built: J. C. Tecklemborg, Alemanha (1912) On July 22, 1943, the Portuguese steamer Inhambane was in a return trip from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Lisbon, … 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
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
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
Crew member of the Longtaker (Panama) Birth place – Santo André de Canidelo (Vila Nova de Gaia) Birth date – Death date – Father – António Joaquim Correia Mother – João de Oliveira Correia was one of three survivors … Read more
Albufeira (Portugal) Captain: Quirino Luiz de Carvalho Type: High Seas Fishing Boat Tonnage: 314,59 GB Owner: Companhia Portuguesa de Pesca Homeport: Lisbon Built: England (1916) On May 4, 1943, at 11 pm, the crew of the Portuguese fishing steamer Albufeira picked up ten … Read more
Crew member on the Ekatontarchos Dracoulis (Greece) Birth place – Birth date – Death date – Father – Mother – Bernardino Costa was a crew member of the Greek ship Ekatontarchos Dracoulis when it was torpedoed by U-44 west … Read more
Foca (Portugal) Captain: António Gama Lobo Type: Vapor de Longo Curso Tonnage: 1134 GT Owner: Soc. Geral de Comércio, indústria e Transportes, Lda. Homeport: Lisbon Built: Norway (1921) At 9.45 pm on March 30, 1943, the Portuguese steamer Foca, traveling between Cacheu, in Guinea Bissau, … Read more
Sines (Portugal) Captain: João de Sena Azevedo Type: Vapor de Longo Curso Tonnage: 2,977 Gt Owner: Sociedade de Transportes Carvoeiros Homeport: Lisbon Built: Glasgow (1906) The Portuguese freighter Sines was on the way to Lisbon, after a trip to Philadelphia when, at two … 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
