Photo Copyright State Library of New South Wales FL1643742
Built 1928
59 crewmembers and 48 passengers along with the prisoners were rescued. (Info kindly provided by Ken Deshaies.)
The Portland belonged to the San Francisco class of HAPAG. Originally it was supposed to be called Highland. The ship had two masts, a chimney and a speed of 14 Knots. There was room for 24 1st class and 24 3rd class passengers on board. Her sister ships were the San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle.
Picture by IWM Imperial War Museum
Picture by IWM Imperial War Museum
In the pictures above Portland survivors rescued by Georges Leygues landed at Dakar. Picture by IWM Imperial War Museum.
Picture by IWM Imperial War Museum