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Submarine AL2548 viewsUS Submarine AL2 returning to Berehaven after the sinking of German U-Boat
UB-65 in 1918
Nov 22, 2010
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HMS Polyphemus571 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 resort
Nov 22, 2010
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British Warship passing Glengarriff791 viewsNov 22, 2010
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British Fleet at Berehaven. Late 1800's851 viewsNov 22, 2010
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Dreadnought832 viewsBritish Dreadnought at Castletownbere early 1900's
Nov 22, 2010
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British Navy789 viewsBritish Fleet at Castletown Berehaven early 1900's
Nov 22, 2010
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Breaking the Boom at Berehaven735 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
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British Fleet1051 viewsThe British Fleet at anchorage in Berehaven, early 1900's
Nov 22, 2010
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AL-1 and USS Nevada1545 viewsUS Submarine AL-1 with USS Nevada in Background at Berehaven
Nov 22, 2010
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