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Quite a collection of hats. Quite a future in store for the doomed ship. History lives in such glimpses of times past.

The insignia on their sleeves suggests the man holding the ship's lifebouy is a Commander (a rank below the level of Captain) and the man to his left could be his second in command, the ship's Lieutenant. Perhaps it's the Lieutenant that's depicted in Ernest Binstead's drawing? Stuart.

Thanks, Stu, excellent information!

So interesting - we used to look out to Tuskar Rock from Rosslare as kids on hoiliday when I was about 9 years old - that would be about 1956. Does anyone remember the St. David, St, Andrew and St. patrick mail boats that sailed from Fishguard to Rosslare?

Real classical ladies and gentlemen on a cruise - reminds me of the Agatha Christie story "Death on the Nile" - i am somehow looking for Hercule Poirot here... ;-)

Beautiful banner! Wonder if it still survives...

Not the steps of the Imperial hotel...

It's the courthouse in Waterford:


Streetview does not get very close.

Sheerness was a cargo ship, and was wrecked at the Tuskar Rock in 1927.

These men worked hard for their pay. I'd imagine more than a few of those pictured had an opinion (and probably input) into the general strike we spoke about late last week. Seemingly the NS&FU joined in the 1890s with other Waterford-based union branches to reduce the working-day to 10 hours, and gain an extra few shillings a week for the dock workers also. As with Carol Maddock, I'd love to think the banner survives. Might need the OFarl to contribute on that.... www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/31575454304/ EDIT: Connolly and Larkin and the ITGWU (representing the dock workers) seemingly did not always have a good relationship with Havelock Wilson and the NS&FU (representing the ship workers). Not helped I guess that Wilson's union was UK-based, and that an action by either group would (if not coordinated) affect the workers of the other union. It looks like members of the Dublin NS&FU branch joined the 1913 lockout however - even if the ITGWU seemingly covered their strike pay rather than the NS&FU itself....

Crew of the Sheerness in 1915.

9 March 1921 was a Wednesday, to be Suir, to be Suir ...

Note the L shaped crop marks.

She was owned by the Clyde Shipping Company 1562 GRT when registered in 1917. Ran aground on 22Dec 1939 at Seven Stones Reef between Cornwall and Scilly Isles. All hands saved by RNLI lifeboat from St Marys. RLNI Cunard (Watson Class) lifeboat was donated by the Cunard Steamship Company and was stationed at St Marys Harbour (I of S) 1930-1953.

www.flickr.com/photos/richard16378/ Early days of Photoshop.

Ship happens- cornishmemory.com/item/WAT_16_047 www.ournewhaven.org.uk/page_id__757.aspx?path=0p69p87p70p