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It's maybe worth keeping in mind that Ireland was neutral in WWII. I guess that the belligerents still lost many ships in Irish waters (and indeed Irish ships w
by iandioch 8y ago
It's maybe worth keeping in mind that Ireland was neutral in WWII. I guess that the belligerents still lost many ships in Irish waters (and indeed Irish ships were often attacked: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_neutrality_during_World_War_II#Ports_and_trade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_neutrality_during_World_... ), but it's still some important context.
- hopeless 8y agoProbably the most famous wartime loss was the Lusitania off the Old Head of Kinsale. Its fame is partly that it was a Cunard ship like the Titanic, and partly because of the controversy around her cargo. Although it was a passenger liner, it was sunk by a German U-Boat because it was thought to be smuggling arms from the then-neutral US to England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Lusitania https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Lusitania
- ddoran 8y agoSlightly off-topic, but I've always wondered why the wreck site of the Lusitania appears on in-flight maps. Anyone? https://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2015/01/rms-lusitania-wreck-in-flight-map-aircraft/ https://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2015/01/rms-lusitania-wreck...