Angola (Portugal) Captain: Nazareth Cardoso Type: Long Range Steamer Tonnage: 7884 Owner: Companhia Nacional de Navegação Homeport: Lisboa/ Lisbon Built: Bélgica, 1912 Event: On 4 may 1941 it rescued 43 shipwreked from the ship “Wray Castle” sunk the day before. The passenger ship “Angola” travelled … Read more
Gorgulho (Portugal) Captain: António João Pereira Type: Motor Merchant Tonnage: Owner: Parceria Geral de Pescarias Homeport: Lisbon Built: Event: Picked up 21 survivors form the “Aurillac” Sunk by the Italian submarine Enrico Tazzoli on 15 April 1941. At 3.25 am on April 25, … Read more
Nyassa (Portugal) Captain: Bettencourt Type: Tonnage: Owner: Companhia Nacional de Navegação Homeport: Lisboa Built: Event: Rescued 23 crew members from the British Andaluzian, sunk by U.106. The “Nyassa” was returning from a trip to the African colonies when, on 20 March 1941, they … Read more
Tarrafal (Cabo Verde, Portugal) Captain: Type: Coastal Steamer, water tanker Tonnage: 111,82 Owner: Ferro & Comp Ld Homeport: São Vicente, Cabo Verde Built: Leith, England (1930) Event: Found on the 1 June 1941 85 survivors from the British merchant “Clan Macdougall”, sunk the day … Read more
Mirandella (Portugal) Capitão: H. Oliveira Type: Long Range Merchant Steamer Tonnage: 5179 Owner: Sociedade Geral de Comércio Indústria e Transportes Lda. Homeport: Lisboa Built: Gemany, 1906 The Mirandella found a lifeboat with 22 castaways on 07 May 1941 at 0730 hours, about … Read more
Ganda (Portugal) Captain: Manuel Paião Type: Long Range Steamer Tonnage: 4332 Owner: Companhia Colonial de Navegação Homeport: Luanda (Angola) Built: Germany, 1907 Event: Rescued 25 shipwreked crew from the “British Grenadier” It was not possible to confirm the date in wish the “Ganda” found … Read more
Malange (Portugal) Captain: Mário Simões Maia Type: Merchant steamer Tonnage: 3155 GT Owner: Companhia Colonial de Navegação Homeport: Lisbon Built: 1905 The “Malange” entered the port of Leixões, North Portugal, on the afternoon of 19 June 1941, bringing the only five survivors of the ship … Read more
Maria Terceiro (Portugal) Captain: Type: Fishing boat Tonnage: Owner: Homeport: Vila Real de Santo António Built: Event: Rescued the crew of the “Empire Warrior” sunk by airplanes near Vila Real de Santo António. On the morning of June 19, 1941, the crew of … Read more
Sultana (Cape Verde, Portugal) Captain: Type: Cuter Tonnage: 21,26 Owner: Vergilio Carlos Rochetau Homeport: Saint Vicente, Cape Verde Built: Saint Vicente, Cape Verde (1933) Event: Rescued 23 crew members from the British merchant Auditor leaving them in the Saint Vincent Island, in … Read more
Saudades (Portugal) Captain: Joaquim Andrade Rainho Type: Vapor de carga Tonnage: 4745 GT Owner: Sociedade Geral de Comércio, Indústria e Transportes Homeport: Lisbon Built: Germany, 1913 On July 24 and 1941, the crew of the freighter “Saudades” sailed from the port of Praia, in Cape … Read more
