Friend & Foe

Commemorating Centenary historic events by Friends & Foe of Ireland 🇮🇪 in Waterford. In 2017 we commemorated 100 year loss of SS Coningbeg, SS Formby & UC44!

[INFOMAR @followtheboats]

#OnThisDay 1917 

Karina Passenger Liner was torpedoed & sank 34.5km SSE of Brownstown Head #Waterford. It now lies at 72.5m depth.

Check out the #INFOMAR #Shipwreck viewer for more ➜ https://t.co/cqATNpSqXO

#SeabedMapping

@Dept_CCAE @GeolSurvIE @MarineInst

[A Doherty @tidesntales]

My #Fridayblog today remembers a scottish crew man who died of #DunmoreEast in Aug 1917 aboard a minesweeper #Haldon keeping the sea lanes open to #Waterford
https://t.co/S8iPKcooF2

[INFOMAR @followtheboats]

#OnThisDay 1917 S

SS Feltria was torpedoed & sank 27km of SE Mine Head #Waterford #ShipwreckSaturday

[Friend & Foe @FriendnFoe1916]

Sank 101 years ago by #mine from #UBoat #UC33 #OnThisDay #DunmoreEast #Waterford #WW1 #SSHermione Great blog from @tidesntales 👏 https://t.co/9tcPBpBS9X

[A Doherty @tidesntales]

tomorrow marks the anniversary of another casualty of WWI here in #Waterford when the SS Hermione sunk off #Dunmore having struck a mine. Three men lost their lives and the wreck proved to be a hazard to shipping
https://t.co/517yZzKOjT

[James Eogan @jameseogan]

Waterford Archaeological and Historical Society AGM coming up on Friday the 20th. Guest speaker on the night is Eamonn McEneaney @WFORD_Treasures who will talk about the plans for the Irish Museum of Time to be established in #Waterford

[Friend & Foe @FriendnFoe1916]

#OnThisDay #1916 #SSManchesterEngineer sunk by #UBoat #U44 South of #Tramore Bay #Waterford https://t.co/TBDQ3vHsfD

[INFOMAR @followtheboats]

#OnThisDay 1916

SS Manchester Engineer cargo vessel was torpedoed & sank 20.5 km S of Tramore Bay #Waterford #INFOMAR #Shipwreck

Check out the information sheet here: https://t.co/h3gRIqtDd0

[RNLI Penlee Lifeboat @penleelifeboat]

Three lovely @RNLI girls in Newlyn Harbour this evening. It’s always good to welcome our #RNLIfamily @DunmoreEastRNLI @ThroughTheGaps READ - https://t.co/deFACBUm4M

[Friend & Foe @FriendnFoe1916]

Bougainville Sunk #OnThisDay 1916 by #U70 #UBoat south of #Waterford https://t.co/7Z7bl5pOKN

[INFOMAR @followtheboats]

#OnThisDay 102 years ago 1916

Bougainville barque shelled & sunk 26km S Dunmore East #Waterford #INFOMAR #Shipwreck

Check out the 3D model here: https://t.co/03J7PYQ5Bm

[A Doherty @tidesntales]

I'm giving a talk on the paddle steamers that plied our rivers this coming Wednesday in #DunmoreEast. Plenty of ancedotes of the crew, freight and passengers #maritimeheritage #waterford #duncannon #newross #Wexford

[Damien Tiernan @damienwlr]

11th Anniversary of loss of 7 fishermen on the one day to cruel sea off Waterford RIP

[Friend & Foe @FriendnFoe1916]

100 Years ago today, #SSConingbeg departed #Liverpool 1pm. At 8pm Captain #UBoat #U62 records tracking vessel 4 hours & firing #torpedo that hits midships & vessel breaks in 2! #SSConingbeg sinks with all 44 innocent lives lost in 3 minutes, 18 miles South of where #SSFormby lay!

[Friend & Foe @FriendnFoe1916]

Thanks to @IrishTimes for great coverage of #SSFormby #SSConingbeg #Centenary #Commemoration of #WW1 #Maritime #Disaster for #Waterford #families https://t.co/icO9uqGrXY

[Cliona Brennock @toggoboge2]

@FriendnFoe1916 @WaterfordCityCt @WaterfordIYP @WaterfordCounci We really enjoyed the commorations. Well done to all the committee and all those involved. I think the men and women on board #ssformby and #SSConingbeg would be proud.

[Friend & Foe @FriendnFoe1916]

@toggoboge2 @WaterfordCityCt @WaterfordIYP @WaterfordCounci A nice sentiment, thank you Cliona

[Friend & Foe @FriendnFoe1916]

@AnnaMariaB87 @WaterfordCityCt Ah pity we hadn’t been in touch before & we could have included in the Exhibition! We’d love to see the other photos & have copies for the Exhibition & Archives. I’ll message you & we’d be delighted to see you in Waterford too

[Cliona Brennock @toggoboge2]

Commoration for #ssformby 100 years ago today

[The Irish Times @IrishTimes]

SS Formby and SS Coningbeg torpedoed by German submarine, leaving 83 people dead https://t.co/0HoFftQVQu

[Coast Monkey @Coast_Monkey]

A Waterford Tragedy | Loss of the SS Formby and SS Coningbeg #maritimehistory #100yearsago https://t.co/acyxe8p4zr

[Shane McDonald @mrshanemcdonald]

In Waterford the 100th anniversary of SS Formby and SS Coningbeg sinking takes place.

My Great Grandfather was on the SS Formby which was sunk by a German U-Boat. https://t.co/kFVNqzBsdH

[Friend & Foe @FriendnFoe1916]

@AnnaMariaB87 Michael Barry was a Seaman from Parliament Street here in the heart of @WaterfordCityCt as you probably know Dr! Great photos 👍