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The wreck of the SS Hermoine

The wreck of the SS Hermoine

by andrew | Apr 13, 2018 | Dunmore East, Irelands Maritime Heritage, Royal Navy, Shipwrecks, World War I

There was plenty of drama along the Irish coast in the First World War, some of which was directly played out in the harbour, whilst others eventually washed up, or in this case was towed into, the harbour.  One such story is of the SS Hermione, a saga that continued...
Attack on USS Cassin- Waterford coast 1917

Attack on USS Cassin- Waterford coast 1917

by andrew | Apr 7, 2017 | Irelands Maritime Heritage, World War I

I like anniversaries.  It’s an opportunity to remember, and a chance to cast our minds back to how life was at a specific time in the past. This week marks the 100 anniversary of the Americans joining the First World War.  It was only in recent years I realised...
U Boat tragedy in Dunmore East

U Boat tragedy in Dunmore East

by andrew | Aug 5, 2016 | Dunmore East, Irelands Maritime Heritage, Royal Navy, Shipwrecks, World War I

Standing on the breakwater at Dunmore East last night, I found it hard to try to cast my mind back to the scene 99 years ago to the day. For on August 4th 1917 just after midnight, an explosion ripped through the hull of a U Boat laying mines between Dunmore and the...

Dunmore U Boat trap – part II

by andrew | Feb 12, 2016 | Dunmore East, Irelands Maritime Heritage, World War I

Last week we looked at the story of the sinking of UC-44 in Dunmore East in August of 1917.  This week I wanted to complete the account with a look at what subsequently occurred to the salvaged sub and her crew. The U-boat was thoroughly examined and the design and...

The Dunmore East U-Boat trap

by andrew | Feb 5, 2016 | Dunmore East, Irelands Maritime Heritage, River Lore, Royal Navy, Waterford History, World War I

I was a youngster when I first heard the tale of UC-44, a German U-Boat that sunk when she struck her own mine and was salvaged and brought back to Dunmore East. There her design and fighting capabilities yielded invaluable information to tackling the U-Boat threat....
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