Altair (Portugal) Captain: Type: Fishing steamer Tonnage: 340 GT Owner: Companhia Portuguesa de Pesca Homeport: Lisbon Built: GB, 1920 On July 27, 1941 the Portuguese trawler “Altair” entered the port of Las Palmas, in the Canarie islands, with 15 shipwrecked on board – including the … Read more
África Ocidental (Portugal) Captain: Type: Motor Merchant Tonnage: 1265 GT Owner: Sociedade Geral de Comércio, Indústria e Transportes Homeport: Lisbon Built: Portugal, 1938 Maria Leonor (Portugal) Captain: Type: Fishing steamer Tonnage: Owner: Companhia Portuguesa de Pesca Homeport: Lisbon Built: The steamer “África Ocidental” found a lifeboat on … Read more
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
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
Gronelândia (Portugal) Captain: João Fernandes Matias Type: Cod fish schooner Tonnage: 441 Owner: Armazéns José Luíz da Costa & Comp. Homeport: Lisbon Built: Portugal, 1922 Event: Rescued five crew memebers of the panamian ship Trinidad on the 25 September 1941. At the port of Leixões arrived on … Read more
Alferrarede (Portugal) Captain: Armando Lorena Type: Long range steamer Tonnage: 1452 GT Owner: Sociedade Geral de Comércio Indústria e Transportes Lda. Homeport: Lisboa Built: Geestemunde, Germany, 1905 On July 7, 1940, on voyage from Cardiff to Oporto, the ship “Alferrarede” found, at latitude 49º50 ‘North and … Read more
Carvalho Araújo (Portugal) Captain: Type: Mixed Steamer Tonnage: 4559 Ton Owner: Empresa Insulana de Navegação Homeport: Lisboa Built: Belfast, 1915 Event: Rescued 16 crew members from the Manaar The steamer “Carvalho Araújo” was returning to Lisbon when, at three o’clock in the morning … Read more
