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Battleship 1st Class463 viewsPre Dreadnought Battleship moored at Castletown Berehaven 1904. Class type and name unknown.
Jul 28, 2010
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USS Amabala. Fuelling Supply Tanker318 viewsStationed 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)Mar 01, 2009
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M.L.381. Berehaven 1918238 viewsThese 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 378Mar 01, 2009
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USS Stevens & USS Oklahoma 406 viewsBerehaven Sound 1918Jan 12, 2009
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British Warship passing Glengarriff306 viewsJun 17, 2008
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British Fleet at Berehaven. Late 1800's345 viewsJun 17, 2008
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Johnny Sheehan355 viewsJohnny Sheehan, Filane during a mine sweeping operation. He is 2nd to left with head bowedMay 30, 2008
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USS Nevada282 viewsDivision 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.May 28, 2008
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British Fleet294 viewsThe British Fleet at anchorage in Berehaven, early 1900'sMay 27, 2008
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USS Utah332 viewsUSS Utah with baloon in Berehaven Harbour,1918May 27, 2008
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Submarine AL2279 viewsUS Submarine AL2 returning to Berehaven after the sinking of German U-Boat
UB-65 in 1918
May 27, 2008
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AL-1 and USS Nevada244 viewsUS Submarine AL-1 with USS Nevada in Background at BerehavenMay 27, 2008
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Breaking the Boom at Berehaven287 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)May 27, 2008
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HMS Polyphemus274 viewsThe 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 resortMay 27, 2008
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USS Bushnell255 viewsUS Submarines moored to USS Bushnell at BerehavenMay 27, 2008
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Dreadnought294 viewsBritish Dreadnought at Castletownbere early 1900'sMay 24, 2008
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