From "Lighthouses of Ireland" by Kevin McCarthy.
Ballycotton Island Lighthouse is located along Ireland's southern coast near Cork. The waters near it recently have been often used by the Royal Navy from their Haulbowline Island facility in Cork Harbor. The Royal Navy transferred that facility to Ireland in 1938.
During World War II, even though Ireland remained neutral, the Irosh government established the Marine and Coastwatching Services in 1940. and took over the old Royal Naval Repair and Victualling Yard and Naval Hospital on Haulbowline Island.
They sent their ships out to patrol the area, protect navigational aids, enforce the fishing limits, rescue shipwreck survivors and ward off unfriendly ships (German).
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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