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Just a wild stab here, but this is almost certainly a battleship, maybe something like the West Virginia. Definitely toward the later end of the date range. In fact, a little research shows that the USS Maryland made a goodwill voyage out your way in 1925.

Seth Gaines Thank you for your comments Seth! Yes we believe this is more likely to be from the 1925 visit. While the epic 1908 tour saw 23 US Navy vessels enter the ports of Sydney, Melbourne and Albany, the 1925 tour saw a record breaking total of 56 - the largest single foreign naval fleet ever received in Australia! Sydney did receive USS MARYLAND. Thanks again for following and tune in for more images to come!

Hi, I just use theese pictures to make a screensaver for personal use. But I must say that I think it´s fantastic that you have saved theese pictures for the future. You do a great job and I hope you will collect more photos from the past when our´s parents and grandfathers fighted for our freedom. Lars Sigvard Jacobsson. member of American´s NAVY. Email: solnakisen@live.com

Streetview This is apparently Belvelly Castle which is not actually on Fota - the bridge leads across to Fota.

OSI 25" map

It was for sale for 275 000 EUR, and has planning permission - pictures ofthe interior.

In other Fota news: Jamil the Indian Rhino!

The OSI maps name the island Foaty