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Royal Navy Depot ships after WW1
Both my Grandfather and the grandfather of a friend of mine served on HMS Hecla, a depot ship on Lough Swilly, County Donegal, Ireland, near Buncara. They were both on it for a few months each in 1919. Was this connected with the easter rising and involved in providing patrols against gun runners, or was it just a method of keeping experiance sailors when the number of ships was reduced?.
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when Ireland was granted independence in 1921 under the treaty three ports were kept by the British for naval use (Cobh, Berehaven and Lough Swilly)
have a look here for more info :-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_Ports_(Ire land)
have a look here for more info :-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_Ports_(Ire land)