Costa, Augusto
Ship: Cefalu (USA) Birth place – Birth date – Death date – Father – Mother – Augusto Costa was a crew member on the American ship Cefalu in early 1943. Apart from a reference in the press to … Read more
The Argus found survivors from the Empire Clough
Argus (Portugal) Captain: João Pereira Ramalheira Type: Cod Lugger Tonnage: 696 Owner: Parceria Geral das Pescas Homeport: Lisboa Built: Hensdem (Nederland) The crew of the Portuguese Argus, on the way from North Sidney, Nova Scotia, to the cod banks of Greenland, sighted, on … Read more
Ep. 16 – The Maria da Glória Disaster
The Portuguese cod fish lugger Maria da Glória was sunk on June 5, 1942 by the German submarine U-94. It is about this attack and the death of 36 of the 44 crew members that we are going to talk … Read more
Ferreira, Armando Augusto
Quartermaster on the ship City of New York (USA) Birth place – Murça Birth date – 1903 Death date – 29/03/1942 Father /pai – Mother /mãe – Armando Augusto Ferreira died when the City of New York, the American … Read more
Crew from the Polyphemus rescued by the Maria Amélia and the Mirandella
Maria Amélia (Portugal) Captain: Vitorino Miranda Type: Merchant Steamer Tonnage: 1765 tn Owner: Sociedade Geral, Indústria e Transportes Homeport: Lisbon Built: Neptun A.G., Rostock, Alemanha (1913) Mirandella (Portugal) Captain: Henrique de Oliveira Type: Mercnaht Steamer Tonnage: 5179 tn Owner: Sociedade Geral de Comércio, Indústria … Read more
Cunene and Lobito found crew members from de Norwegian Koll
Cunene (Portugal) Captain: António Pinto e Neto Type: Merchant Steamer Tonnage: 5875 TB Owner: Sociedade Geral Port: Lisboa Built: Flensburger Schiffsbau, Flensburg, Alemanha (1911) Lobito (Portugal) Captain: Type: Long Range Steamer Tonnage: 2.719 TB Owner: Companhia Colonial de Navegação Homeport: Luanda (Angola) Built: Eiderwerft A.G., Tonning, Alemanha/ Germany (1906)
Sousa, António de
Ship: Aneroid (Panama) Birth place – Birth date – Death date – 10/02/1942 Father – Mother – António de Sousa was a stoker aboard the Panamanian Aneroid, when the ship was attacked by U-175 on October 2, 1942, while en … Read more
The “Cunene” found the survivors from the Norwegian “Svenør”
Cunene (Portugal) Captain: António Pinto e Neto Type: Vapor de Carga Tonnage: 5875 TB Owner: Sociedade Geral Homeport: Lisboa Built: Flensburger Schiffsbau, Flensburg, Alemanha (1911) On the dawn of March 27, 1942, the Cunene was sailing between Lisbon, Portugal, and Philadelphia, USA, when the … Read more
The João Corte Real found survivors from the Gandia
João Corte Real (Portugal) Captain: Manuel da Bela Type: Cod Trawler Tonnage: 12590.15 Owner: Sociedade Nacional de Armadores de Bacalhau, Sarl. Homeport: Lisbon Built: Estaleiros da CUF (1941) On the afternoon of February 17, 1942, the fishing trawler João Corte Real found – 100 miles east … Read more
The Almirante Sousa e Faro picked the men from the Dago
Almirante Sousa e Faro (Portugal) Captain: José André dos Santos Type: Rescue Boat Tonnage: Owner: Portuguese Rescue Institute (ISN) Homeport: Peniche Built: The attack on the British freighter Dago, carried out by a Luftwaffe Fw 200 Condor, was seen from land, leading … Read more