Carvalho Araujo
Born	18 May 1881 Porto , Portugal
Died	14 October 1918  ( 1918-10-15 ) (aged 37) Atlantic Ocean
Allegiance	Kingdom of Portugal First Portuguese Republic
Service/ branch	Portuguese Navy
Years of service	1899?1918
Rank	Captain-Lieutenant (posthumous)
Commands held	NRP Augusto Castilho
Battles/wars	World War I Action of 14 October 1918   †
Awards	Copper Medal of Philanthropy and Charity ("socorros e naufragios") Exemplary Behaviour Silver Medal Silver Medal commemorative of the campaigns of the Portuguese Army in Southern Angola (1914?1915) Order of the Tower and Sword , 2nd class (posthumous) 1st class War Cross (Silver Medal, posthumous).

Jose Botelho de Carvalho Araujo (18 May 1881 ? 14 October 1918) was a Portuguese Navy officer and colonial administrator who died in action in World War I battling German U-boat SM U-139 , commanded by submarine ace Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere .

Life [ edit ]

Son of Jose de Carvalho Araujo Junior and Margarida Ferreira Botelho de Araujo, he was born in the northern city of Porto at the parish of Sao Nicolau , while his parents were visiting the city. Two months later, his parents returned to Vila Real in Tras os Montes where they lived. ^[1]

After completing his studies at the Academia Politecnica do Porto , he enlisted in the Portuguese Navy in 1899.

He served on several ships: the frigate Dom Afonso , the corvette Duque da Terceira , the cruisers Vasco da Gama , Adamastor and Sao Rafael , the gunboats Zambeze , Liberal , Diu and Lurio , the tugboat Berrio and the transport ship Salvador Correia . ^[2]

A strong supporter of the republican ideals, he was elected deputy after the proclamation of the Portuguese Republic and governor of the Inhambane district in the Portuguese colony of Mozambique . ^[3]

He died in action on 14 October 1918, at the command of the Portuguese naval trawler NRP Augusto Castilho while successfully protecting the cargo ship Sao Miguel from the attack of the German U-boat SM U-139 , commanded by submarine ace Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere. The German U-boat engaged the Sao Miguel on the surface with her 15 cm SK L/45 deck gun , but was immediately confronted by Augusto Castilho , which set a smoke screen to deceive the Germans. A two-hour fierce battle ensued, that ended with the sinking of the Portuguese trawler and the loss of four of the crew, among them First Lieutenant Carvalho Araujo. Sao Miguel managed to slip away, eventually reaching the port of Ponta Delgada in the Azores . ^[4]

Navy career [ edit ]

• 1903 - Midshipman
• 1905 - Lieutenant
• 1915 - First Lieutenant
• 1918 - Captain-Lieutenant (posthumous rank)

Notes [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

Fernando Felix Lopes, Missoes franciscanas em Mocambique, 1898-1970 (1972) (in Portuguese)

Jose Bothelo de Carvalho Araujo (1917) Relatorio acerca da Administracao do Distrito de Inhambane: Ano de 1917. Ed. Caleidoscopio (2019) . ISBN 978-989-658-553-2

External links [ edit ]

(English) (Portuguese) University of Porto - Official website