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Salvage Vessel "LIFELINE"118 viewsThe Salvage vessel Lifeline was stationed in Castletownbere in the 1950's
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HMS 'DEVONSHIRE"109 viewsIn late October 1941 Devonshire was in the South Atlantic, patrolling between Freetown and Simonstown, when trawlers of the South African Defence Force sighted a convoy of five French merchant ships, escorted by the French sloop D’Iberville, which was en route from vichy-held Madagascar into the South Atlantic and steaming well south of Cope Town. Devonshire, which was at Simonstown, was ordered to intercept and on 1st November she sailed south. Next day she rendezvoused with Colombo and the armed merchant cruiser Carthage, and they were later joined by Carnarvon Castle. The French convoy w
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Crew of Irish Lights Tender "NABRO"107 viewsFrom L to R. James Moran, Master. Patsy Seir, Mate. Joe Driscoll, AB. Tommy Driscoll, AB. Paddy Connolly, Engineer. Dan Driscoll, AB also known as Dan the Nabro.
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View of Harbour's Mouth from Dinish Island Castletownbere106 viewsPhotograph taken July 2006
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Irish Lights Tender "VALONIA"104 views"VALONIA" Moored at Buoy Inner Harbour Castletownbere
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HMS "DEVONSHIRE"98 viewsDevonshire's first training cruise began in autumn 1947, when she visited the Irish port of Berehaven (Castletown Bere), in the beautiful setting of Bantry Bay on Ireland's south coast, the visit being hosted by the Irish Naval Service. From Ireland Devonshire steamed south to the Mediterranean where she visited Ajaccio, Malta and Mers el Kebir before returning to Devonport for Christmas. Over the next six years Devonshire's spring and summer cruises took; her to home and European ports, to the Mediterranean and, on occasions, to the Caribbean; for the cadets, they were the highlights of her
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Irish Lights Vessel "ISOLDA"95 views
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