A goat-drawn transport
. . . A small cart pulled by a goat, captured in a photograph taken in 1942 or 1943 on the island of São Miguel, in the Azores. It is not the only image of this kind taken on the … Read more
U-43’s final patrol off the Azores
Joseph Klein, 21, was a mechanic aboard U-43 and was supposed to be inside the German submersible when the alarms went off once again. They warned of the presence of enemy planes. Since leaving France in mid-July 1943, they had … Read more
The destroyer “Dão” search for the “British Fame”
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
Destroyer “Vouga” picks up the Germans from “Frankfurt”
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
Shipwrecked from “Sud” picked by “Alferrarede”
Alferrarede (Portugal) Captain: Armando Lorena Type: Long range steamer Tonnage: 1452 GT Owner: Sociedade Geral de Comércio Indústria e Transportes Lda. Homeport: Lisbon Built: Germany, 1905 The merchant “Alferrarede” encountered, possibly on 14th August 1941, the 33 crew members of the Yugoslav merchant “Sud”, that had … Read more