ADDITIONS 2010 / 2024 - A LAST UPDATE

15)ADDITIONS 2024

18 OCT 2024. Added the page of Dutch merchant Kertosono captured by Raider Thor on 01 JUL 1940.

13)KERTOSONO (RAIDER THOR)* - DUTCH SHIPS LOST/DAMAGED/CAPTURED - SHIPS HIT NETHERLANDS 30 - Articles - Sixtant - War II in the South Atlantic

05 OCT 2024. Added archival footage of the sinking of U-513 occurred 29 JUL 1943 some 50 miles off Santa Catarina state with 47 dead and 11 survivors.  

28)U-513 ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE * - U 128 / U 1062 - U BOATS SUNK IN SOUTH ATLANTIC - Articles - Sixtant - War II in the South Atlantic

8 AUG 2024. Added archival footage with rare scenes of US Navy Blimps in operation along the lengthwise coast of Brazil. 20 of these versatile crafts were based at different locations covering vast expanses of the South Atlantic nearly four thousand miles from northern to southeast coast and greatly helped to maintain the sea lanes secure in long patrols sweeps and  missions over the Amazon jungle to rescue aircrews. 

1)ZP SQUADRONS IN BRAZIL * - ZP SQUADRONS 41/42 - U.S. NAVY ZP SQUADRONS IN BRAZIL * - Articles - Sixtant - War II in the South Atlantic

10 JUL 2024. Added rare picture at U-106 page displaying the rendezvous occured in South Atlantic with the German ship Lech. 

3)U 106 - U 103 U 134 - U BOATS IN ACTION SOUTH ATLANTIC - Articles - Sixtant - War II in the South Atlantic 

21 JUN 2024. Added a new page at Raiders Uboats & Supply ships, this time covering the German ship Eurofeld. 

7)SUPPLY SHIP EUROFELD - SHIPS TANKERS - Articles - Sixtant - War II in the South Atlantic

12 JUN 2024. Added one page with the history of German supply ship Tannenfels. The same operated in several occasions in the South Atlantic attending U boats and Raiders. 

13)SUPPLY SHIP TANNENFELS - SHIPS TANKERS - Articles - Sixtant - War II in the South Atlantic

10 MAY 2024. Added one page with the history of Brazilian Navy Auxiliary ship Almirante Frontin.

20)AUX SHIP ALMIRANTE FRONTIN - SOUTHERN NAVAL FORCE - BRAZILIAN NAVY SOUTHERN NAVAL FORCE - Articles - Sixtant - War II in the South Atlantic

30 APR 2024. Added one page from the Brazilian Tug boat Muniz Freire which served at Recife and other ports during the war. 

10)TUG BOAT MUNIZ FREIRE - 12 SUBMARINES TANKERS TENDER TUGS SURVEY SHIPS - BRAZILIAN NAVY NORTHEAST NAVAL FORCE * - Articles - Sixtant - War II in the South Atlantic

10 MAR 2024. Added one picture from the funeral of one crewmember from Swedish Merchant Hammaren in one cemeter at Salvador Bahia following the sinking of the ship made by U-507.

2)HAMMAREN U-507 - SWEDISH SHIPS LOST - SHIPS HIT SWEDEN 11 - Articles - Sixtant - War II in the South Atlantic

01 MAR 2024. Added two rare pictures showing the large infra structure erected at Recife harbor during 1942 1943

6)RECIFE HARBOR BASE FOX - CAMP INGRAM * - CAMP INGRAM RECIFE * - Articles - Sixtant - War II in the South Atlantic 

25 FEB 2024. Added one very rare picture from one four engined Sikorski moored at the Pan American quay at Recife, one of its stop in the long journey across south America to Buenos Aires circa 1940.

2)PAN AM AT NATAL AND RECIFE - A.D.P. AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - Articles - Sixtant - War II in the South Atlantic 

24 FEB 2024. Added one picture from British Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Darkdale sunk by U-68 on 22 OCT 41 off Santa Helena.

5)DARKDALE RFA U-68 - D E F - SHIPS HIT BRITAIN 239 * - Articles - Sixtant - War II in the South Atlantic

31 JAN 2024. Added one picture from British Merchant Fort Halkett sunk  Aug. 6 1943 some 600 miles southeast off Recife. 

44)FORT HALKETT MoWT U-185 - D E F - SHIPS HIT BRITAIN 239 * - Articles - Sixtant - War II in the South Atlantic

FOLLOWING PAGES ON THE SAME ARTICLE

11)ADDITIONS 2020

12)ADDITIONS 2021

13)ADDITIONS 2022

14)ADDITIONS 2023