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Home > Days of Yore Last additions - Days of Yore British Fleet at Berehaven. Late 1800's890 viewsNov 22, 2010 Dreadnought866 viewsBritish Dreadnought at Castletownbere early 1900's Nov 22, 2010 British Navy830 viewsBritish Fleet at Castletown Berehaven early 1900's Nov 22, 2010 Breaking the Boom at Berehaven764 viewsPolyphemus 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) Nov 22, 2010 Bere Island1087 viewsSlipway, Rerrin, Bere Island. Note the British Warships in the sounNov 22, 2010 British Fleet1082 viewsThe British Fleet at anchorage in Berehaven, early 1900's Nov 22, 2010 AL-1 and USS Nevada1598 viewsUS Submarine AL-1 with USS Nevada in Background at Berehaven Nov 22, 2010 Early Steam Trawler662 viewsNov 22, 2010 Spanish Trawlers951 viewsSpanish Trawlers moored at Castletownbere Nov 22, 2010 334 files on 38 page(s) 1 - 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 - 38

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