The Long Watch: World War Two and the Irish Merchantile MarineThis is the story of the small neutral trading fleet and of the exceptional courage of the mariners themselves, many of whom perished as victims of war. |
Contents
Background | 1 |
Arklow Schooner Fleet | 9 |
CrossChannel Traders | 21 |
Copyright | |
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The Long Watch: The History of the Irish Mercantile Marine in World War Two Frank Forde No preview available - 1981 |
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Able Seaman aircraft Arklow arrived astern attack August Bay of Biscay Belfast berthed boat bombs Cardiff cargo casualties Chief Engineer Chief Officer City of Bremen City of Waterford Clonlara coal coast collier command of Captain commodore convoy Cork Examiner corvette HMS crew damage December deck destroyer Dublin Eamon de Valera Edenvale engine-room escort February fire fleet German Gibraltar gross tons HMS Campanula HMS Deptford HMS Leith ibid Ireland Irish Beech Irish Oak Irish Pine Irish Poplar Irish Sea Irish Shipping Ltd James Kerlogue Kyleclare Lanahrone lifeboat Limerick Steamship Company Lisbon Liverpool loaded London Luimneach machine-gun March master Menapia merchant naval Navy neutrality North Atlantic November O'Neill October Official Log-book passage plane Quay R.J. SCOTT radio raft renamed Irish reported Royal sailed schooner seafaring seamen sighted sinking starboard Steam Packet Company steamer submarine survivors trade U-boat Valera vessel voyage Walmer Castle Waterford Wexford Wexford Steamship Company