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Battleship 1st Class463 x angesehenPre Dreadnought Battleship moored at Castletown Berehaven 1904. Class type and name unknown.
28. Juli 2010
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USS Amabala. Fuelling Supply Tanker318 x angesehenStationed at Berehaven from 17th Sept 1918 to Dec 1st 1919 she was the fuel supply ship for the following Vessels stationed at Berehaven: - Nevada (Battleship No. 36, Oklahoma (Battleship No. 37), Utah (Battleship No. 31), Allen (Destroyer No. 66), Beale (Destroyer No. 40) Conyngham (Destroyer No. 58), (Stevens (Destroyer No. 86) and Terry (Destroyer No. 25)01. März 2009
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M.L.381. Berehaven 1918238 x angesehenThese Motor Launch Patrol vessels, built in the Elco yard, Bayonne, New Jersey were stationed in Berehaven from 1916-1919. Their duties included anti-submarine work, hydrophone monitoring, inshore minesweeping, scouting and smokescreen-laying. Other Motor Launches known to be stationed at Berehaven were the M.L.181, 183, 251 and 37801. März 2009
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USS Stevens & USS Oklahoma 406 x angesehenBerehaven Sound 191812. Januar 2009
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British Warship passing Glengarriff306 x angesehen17. Juni 2008
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British Fleet at Berehaven. Late 1800's345 x angesehen17. Juni 2008
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Johnny Sheehan355 x angesehenJohnny Sheehan, Filane during a mine sweeping operation. He is 2nd to left with head bowed30. Mai 2008
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USS Nevada282 x angesehenDivision 6, composed of the Utah (flagship), Nevada, and Oklahoma, were based on Berehaven, Bantry Bay, Ireland, its principal duty being to protect convoys from possible enemy raiders. This division made two trips into the Channel, escorting convoys when enemy submarines were reported in the vicinity. Maj. Leon W. Hoyt was the division Marine officer of this division during its entire stay in European waters. Later Division 6 joined Division 9 at Portland Bill and both divisions left that port in time to assist the Pennsylvania in escorting President Wilson, on board the George Washington into the harbour of Brest.28. Mai 2008
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British Fleet294 x angesehenThe British Fleet at anchorage in Berehaven, early 1900's27. Mai 2008
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USS Utah332 x angesehenUSS Utah with baloon in Berehaven Harbour,191827. Mai 2008
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Submarine AL2279 x angesehenUS Submarine AL2 returning to Berehaven after the sinking of German U-Boat
UB-65 in 191827. Mai 2008
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AL-1 and USS Nevada244 x angesehenUS Submarine AL-1 with USS Nevada in Background at Berehaven27. Mai 2008
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Breaking the Boom at Berehaven287 x angesehenPolyphemus was sent on 1st July 1885 to Berehaven to be tested on the boom at the western end of the harbour. Many felt that this couldn’t be done, but the Polyphemus cut through the boom with ease. This feat led The Cork Examiner to declare the Polyphemus “the most powerful ship in the world”. (The boom made up of steel hawsers five inches thick)27. Mai 2008
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HMS Polyphemus274 x angesehenThe Polyphemus was a real one-off, a Torpedo Ram, carrying a bow tube and four broadside tubes and a strengthened spur ram. For her own defence she carried six 1 inch calibre twin barrelled Nordenfelt Machine Guns. Although the spur ram was an integral part of the design, it was meant as a weapon of last resort27. Mai 2008
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USS Bushnell255 x angesehenUS Submarines moored to USS Bushnell at Berehaven27. Mai 2008
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Dreadnought294 x angesehenBritish Dreadnought at Castletownbere early 1900's24. Mai 2008
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