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Tag Archives: Shipwreck

Home » Posts Tagged "Shipwreck"
11 Nov
Articles, Maritime History, Vessels

SS Lochgarry

  • February 21, 2023
  • By author-avatar National Maritime Museum of Ireland
The first time I dived the wreck of the SS Lochgarry it was a hot day in June and I was sweating in my dry suit as I waited for the ski...

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19 Feb
Articles, Maritime History

G2, the Coastwatching Service and the Battle of the Atlantic: 1939-41

  • February 21, 2023
  • By author-avatar National Maritime Museum of Ireland
G2, the Coastwatching Service and the Battle of the Atlantic: 1939-41 Michael Kennedy (difp at iol.ie) A PDF version of this article i...

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08 Jan
Articles, Maritime History, Vessels

The Boyd Disaster

  • February 21, 2023
  • By author-avatar National Maritime Museum of Ireland
THE BOYD DISASTER. by Cormac F. Lowth cormaclowth@utvinternet.com   And such the trust that still were mine, Though stormy winds swept...

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Warrior Background
22 Aug
Articles, Maritime History

Shore Rescue

  • February 21, 2023
  • By author-avatar National Maritime Museum of Ireland
By far the largest number of shipwrecks occur when ships come into unplanned contact with the shore. In less enlightened days the loc...

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22 Aug
Articles, Maritime History

DunLaoghaire Harbour

  • February 21, 2023
  • By author-avatar National Maritime Museum of Ireland
In November 1807 two ships, the Rochdale and Prince of Wales set sail from Pigeonhouse harbour in Dublin, bound for England. They were...

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10 Jan
Articles, Maritime History, Vessels

The Crescent City

  • February 21, 2023
  • By author-avatar National Maritime Museum of Ireland
Mexican Silver Dollars at Galley Head P.O’Sullivan, Bandon - 1 November 2006 In 1870, The Liverpool and Mississippi Steamship Company t...

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18 Jan
Articles, Maritime History, Vessels

The sinking of Arandora Star

  • February 21, 2023
  • By author-avatar National Maritime Museum of Ireland
‘Drowned like rats’ The torpedoing of Arandora Star off the Donegal Coast, 2 July 1940 Michael Kennedy (difp at iol.ie) This paper is...

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