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SS ENERGIE was built by Armstrong, Mitchell & Co.,
Newcastle in 1887 for the Badische Schraubendampfschiffs Gesellschaft, Köln. In
1889 transfered to Rhein & See Schiffahrts Gesellschaft, Köln. On 23 February
1916, ENERGIE was seized by the Portuguese Government. She was assigned to
Transportes Maritimos do Estado and renamed ESPINHO. On June 15th, 1917,
ESPINHO, 800 tons / 87 on a voyage from Casablanca to Bordeaux with horses and pigs,
was shelled and sunk by the German submarine U-39 (Walter Forstmann) off the
Algarve coast. There were no human casualties.
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Este Blogue têm o seu foco principal, nos naufrágios na costa sul do país, a partir do início do século XX, envolvendo navios com tonelagem superior ou igual a 150 toneladas.