Link: Irish Maritime links

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IRISH MERCHANT SEAMEN WAR MEMORIAL
This memorial can be found at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire

CUIMHNIMIS [Let us remember]

Irish born Merchant Seamen who lost their lives in the Arbitserziehungslager Nazi forced labour camp. Bremen-Farge 1943-45

1943-45
KNOX William Hutchinson Able Seaman, Merchant Navy S.S. British Commander (London) Died 2/3/1945 age 59.Son of Francis Blake Knox and Alice Knox. Of Dun Loaghaire, Co Dublin. Buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany 5.B.2

CORR Owen Able Seaman, Merchant Navy, M.V. Silver Fir (London) died 27/4/1944 age 29. Son of Laurence and Jane Corr, of Rush, Co. Dublin, Irish Republic. Buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany 7.D.15

O’HARA Gerald 1st Radio Officer, Merchant Navy, S.S. Devon [London] died 15/3/1944 age 50 Husband of Jane O'Hara. Of Co Mayo, Buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany 7.D.14

BREEN Patrick Able Seaman Merchant Navy, S.S. Athelfoam (Liverpool) died 13/5/1943 age 58. Son of Moses and Annie Breen, of Blackwater Co Wexford, Irish Republic. Commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London

MURPHY Thomas Able Seaman, Merchant Navy, S.S. Earlston (Newcastle-on-Tyne) died 27/4/1944 age 53 Son of Dennis and Ellen Murphy, of Dublin, Irish Republic; husband of Ellen Murphy, of Dublin. Buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany 7.D. 13

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A few Irish Maritime links are on this thread and more will be added in the future.

Irish Shipwrecks- www.irishshipwrecks.com
440 wrecks at present in a searchable database covering a range of dates (1740-1991).

See also Coastguard thread-
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,152801.0.html

Irish Merchant Seamen 1918-1921-
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,304177.0.html

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History of Irish Navy- remember "Until 1922, Ireland was under the control of Great Britain and the Royal Navy patrolled Irish waters."
www.military.ie/naval/history/index.htm

Irish Navy ships-
www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/irish_navy.htm

Irish Sea-Officers of the Royal Navy, 1793-1815-
www.agbfinebooks.com/Publications/Irish/Irish%20Web.htm