Post by KG on Apr 6, 2018 19:02:04 GMT
One of the few remnants of the tragic Lusitania liner recovered from the Atlantic ocean is to leave its Co Down home.
ONE of the few remnants of the tragic Lusitania liner to be recovered from the Atlantic ocean is to leave its Co Down home after being donated to dedicated museum in Co Cork.
The davit, which held lifeboats in place on the Cunard ship, has been resting in Annalong Marine Park for 30 years.
The liner was travelling from New York to Liverpool in 1915 when sank off the southern coast of Ireland, killing approximately 1,200 people, after being hit by a German U-boat torpedo.
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A davit that held lifeboats in place on the ill-fated Lusitania and which for the past 30 years has stood in a County Down park is to be transferred to a dedicated museum in County Cork.
The ocean liner was travelling from New York to Liverpool in 1915 when it was hit by a torpedo fired from a German U-boat.
It sank off the southern coast of Ireland, killing approximately 1,200 people.
A davit is a small steel crane that suspends or lowers lifeboats. This one was loaned to the old Newry and Mourne District Council by the late fisherman Gerry Doyle.
Along with his crew, he pulled the artefact on to the Croidte an Dúin fishing boat from the ship's wreckage near Kinsale in 1965.
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ONE of the few remnants of the tragic Lusitania liner to be recovered from the Atlantic ocean is to leave its Co Down home after being donated to dedicated museum in Co Cork.
The davit, which held lifeboats in place on the Cunard ship, has been resting in Annalong Marine Park for 30 years.
The liner was travelling from New York to Liverpool in 1915 when sank off the southern coast of Ireland, killing approximately 1,200 people, after being hit by a German U-boat torpedo.
LINK 1
A davit that held lifeboats in place on the ill-fated Lusitania and which for the past 30 years has stood in a County Down park is to be transferred to a dedicated museum in County Cork.
The ocean liner was travelling from New York to Liverpool in 1915 when it was hit by a torpedo fired from a German U-boat.
It sank off the southern coast of Ireland, killing approximately 1,200 people.
A davit is a small steel crane that suspends or lowers lifeboats. This one was loaned to the old Newry and Mourne District Council by the late fisherman Gerry Doyle.
Along with his crew, he pulled the artefact on to the Croidte an Dúin fishing boat from the ship's wreckage near Kinsale in 1965.
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