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Battle of the Atlantic

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Correia, João de Oliveira

14 May, 2023 by Carlos Guerreiro

    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

Sea | Search & Rescue

Ten of the James W. Denver survivors found by the Portuguese Albufeira

3 May, 2023 by Carlos Guerreiro

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

Fire | Portuguese at War | Portuguese Seamen

Costa, Bernardino

26 April, 2023 by Carlos Guerreiro

    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

Sea | Search & Rescue

Moanda’s crew rescued by the Portuguese Foca

20 April, 2023 by Carlos Guerreiro

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

Sea | Search & Rescue

Keystone castaways recovered by the Sines

13 March, 2023 by Carlos Guerreiro

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

Sea | Search & Rescue

Aelybryn survivors rescued by the Lourenço Marques

11 March, 2023 by Carlos Guerreiro

Lourenço Marques (Portugal) Captain: Type: Passenger Steamer Tonnage: 6,281 Gt Owner: Companhia Nacional de Navegação (CNN)  Homeport: Lisboa Built: Blohm & Voss, Germany (1905) On March 14, 1943, the crew of the Portuguese steamer Lourenço Marques – traveling from the city of … Read more

Sea | Search & Rescue

The crew of the Julia Ward Howe was saved by the Lima

29 January, 2023 by Carlos Guerreiro

. . . 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

Sea | Search & Rescue

The Lima found survivors of the American City of Flint

28 January, 2023 by Carlos Guerreiro

. . . 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)

Sea | Search & Rescue

Amarylis survivors found by NRP Gonçalves Zarco

1 December, 2022 by Carlos Guerreiro

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

Sea | Search & Rescue

Survivors of the Greek Cleanthis found by the Lourenço Marques

1 December, 2022 by Carlos Guerreiro

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

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