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 L.E. Macha1864 viewsL.E. Macha lying at Carlisle Pier, Dun Laoghaire on the morning she left for Nice, 25/8/48
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 L.E. Macha1405 viewsSeaman Peter Kane (cook) practices life-boat drill when off duty
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 L.E. Macha1343 viewsSome of the L.E. Macha's crew on the recent Mediterranean voyage
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 L.E. Macha1343 viewsAbaft the funnel
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 L.E. Macha1296 viewsL.E. Macha at sea
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 L.E. Macha1295 views"Flop" a variation of "Rummy" played with two or three packs of cards, is the game most popular with corvette crews. Stokers of the L.E. Macha are here seen playing.
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 L.E. Macha1291 viewsSeaman Peter Kane (cook) practices life-boat drill when off duty. Different angle
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 L.E. Macha1287 viewsOn L.E. Macha - Comdr T. MacKenna on the bridge (tooting fog-horn)
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 L.E. Macha1274 viewsAt sea
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 L.E. Macha1272 viewsThe bos'n works under expert supervision!
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 Gibraltar1253 viewsL/S Guilfoyle and S/Lt F.O.W. Byrne photographed in Gibraltar
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 L.E. Macha1253 viewsAt sea
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 L.E. Macha1225 viewsAbaft the funnel
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 L.E. Macha1215 viewsThe two "Chiefs" - C.P.O. Hawes and C.P.O. Taft. L.E. Macha
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 L.E. Macha1162 viewsP.O. Cashin (Bos'n) of the L.E. Macha secures deck cargo
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 L.E. Macha1136 viewsFlop on board the L.E. Macha
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 L.E. Macha1116 viewsP.O. Cashin (Bos'n) working hard on the L.E. Macha
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 L.E. Macha1112 viewsL.E. Macha
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 Home1103 viewsGuard of Honour from An Céad Cath at the Town Hall, Sligo, before the arrival of the Yeats' cortege
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 L.E. Macha1098 viewsSeaman Joe Higgins wielding a paint brush on L.E. Macha
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 L.E. Macha1088 viewsOfficers of L.E. Macha at breakfast in Wardroom
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 Home1077 viewsScene at quayside at Galway before Yeats' coffin came ashore
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 L.E. Macha1074 viewsRunning repairs in the Mediterranean. Even Naval Officers are adept needle-wielders! Scene on wing of bridge of L.E. Macha.
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 L.E. Macha1069 viewsView from L.E. Macha
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 L.E. Macha1067 viewsIts not all blue seas and flying fish in the Mediterranean! Seamen Hickey and O'Sullivan carry on with the fatigues
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 L.E. Macha1063 viewsRigging a canvas screen on the L.E. Macha
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 L.E. Macha1056 viewsDinner above decks on the L.E. Macha
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 Gibraltar1042 viewsIn Spanish shawls and sombreros - purchased in Gibraltar - P.Os Cashin and Bermingham of the L.E. Macha strike a pose
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 L.E. Macha1033 viewsStokers off duty - L.E. Macha
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 L.E. Macha1033 viewsAt arms drill in the Mediterranean. In preparation for the ceremonial at Nice (France) some of the crew of the L.E. Macha undergo arms drill practice
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 L.E. Macha1022 viewsThere's a bird - with feathers on - in this picture!
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 L.E. Macha1021 viewsL.E. Macha
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 L.E. Macha1015 viewsPorpoises don't make good sitters for photographs
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 L.E. Macha1014 viewsRigging a canvas screen on the L.E. Macha
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 L.E. Macha983 viewsSilhouette of L.E. Macha
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 L.E. Macha970 viewsPainting on board the L.E. Macha at sea
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 L.E. Macha969 viewsPorpoises don't make good sitters for photographs
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 Nice913 viewsThe L.E. Macha clears the harbour at Nice, 6/9/48
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 Home897 viewsGraveyard scene
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 Gibraltar892 viewsGroup taken on the occasion of the visit of officers of the L.E. Macha to the Colonial Hospital in Gibraltar. Left to Right (standing) Matron O'Reilly, Sister Maureen Gillan (kneeling), Belle Johnston.
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 Gibraltar886 viewsStreet scene in Gibraltar
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 Nice872 viewsQuartermaster Hickey at the wheel of the L.E. Macha en route for Nice
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 Gibraltar870 viewsGroup including the officers of the H.M.S. Childers taken on board the L.E. Macha at Gibraltar
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 Gibraltar868 viewsStreet scene in Gibraltar
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 Gibraltar859 viewsGroup taken just before L.E. Macha left Gibraltar for home
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 Gibraltar853 viewsOn bridge of L.E. Macha entering Gibraltar
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 Gibraltar852 viewsThe L.E. Macha is passed out by a destroyer heading for England from Gibraltar
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 Gibraltar852 viewsGroup on board L.E. Macha on occasion of visit of His Lordship, Most Rev Dr Fitzgerald, Bishop of Gibraltar. Left to Right: Fr Devlin, Comdr T. MacKenna (Irish Naval Service), His Lordship.
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 Gibraltar851 viewsL.E. Macha entering the harbour at Gibraltar
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 Gibraltar849 viewsGroup taken at Colonial Hospital, Gibraltar on occasion of visit of officers from L.E. Macha
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 Gibraltar847 viewsBringing aboard the rations at Gibraltar (L.E. Macha)
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 Gibraltar846 viewsView of Gibraltar harbour, US destroyers are seen leaving
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 Gibraltar843 viewsWardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar
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 Gibraltar842 viewsStoring away the rations at Gibraltar (L.E. Macha)
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 Nice835 viewsThe L.E. Macha pulls away from the quayside at Nice, 6/9/48
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 Gibraltar834 viewsScene in Wardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar
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 Gibraltar834 viewsS/Lt O. Byrne in Wardroom of H.M.S. Childers at Gibraltar
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 Gibraltar833 viewsL.E. Macha prepares to enter Gibraltar harbour
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 Gibraltar827 viewsRations coming aboard the L.E. Macha at Gibraltar
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 Gibraltar827 viewsLooking towards the Admiralty Tower from the deck of the Macha in the Naval dockyard, Gibraltar
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