long periods at sea. Today, radio allows ships to check on the exact time with frequent time signals; in the old days, they were completely on their own at sea. (Egans) 116. Jacket, base ofoil platform of the present time (Marathon Oil)
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MISCELLANEOUS 117. Plans of Haulbowline of 1833, when dry dock and naval installations there were just being begun. 118. Plan of early post-medieval Cork, showing what are now main thoroughfares (Patrick St. S. Mall, Grand Parade) as waterways, up which ships could sail. (R.C.Y.C.) 119. Chart of Cork Harbour, 1782. This chart shows how much change has taken place in the past two hundred years. The Golden rock, now below high tide mark, was then on a small headland! (R.C.Y.C.) 120. B & I Calendar of 1899. 121. Poster for the Innis/al/en, c. 1950. 122. ProgrammeofCurrabinny Regatta in theearly1900s. (R.C.Y.C.) 123. City of Cork Steam Packet ships (watercolours) (i) Albatross. Built Glasgow 1850. Used as transport ship in Crimean War. Sold 1866; subsequently re-named Cymba. (ii) Halcyon. Built Cork 1860. Broken up 1872. (iii) Pelican. Built Cork 1850. Cork-Welsh Bristol Channel route. Broken up 1895. (iv) Sabrina. Liverpool-built1844. Cork-Bristol run. Broken up 1880. (B&I) 124. Artiglio. Italian salvage ship, used in salvage operations off Galley Head/Old Hd. in 1934. Salved a number of cargo ships sunk in these waters during 1914-18 war. (P. O'Sullivan) 125. Lusitania photos. Lusitania on her final voyage and salvage operations in recent years. (P. O'Sullivan) 126. Armorique and Quiberon. Car ferries of the Brittany Ferries line, the Roscoff-based line, operating a Cork-Roscoff service in recent years (Brittany Ferries)
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