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The Carrowkennedy ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 2 June 1921, [1] [4] during the Irish War of Independence.An IRA flying column, commanded by Michael Kilroy, ambushed a mobile patrol of the Royal Irish Constabulary including Black and Tans recruits at Carrowkennedy, near Westport, County Mayo.
A destroyer tender or destroyer depot ship is a type of depot ship: an auxiliary ship designed to provide maintenance support to a flotilla of destroyers or other small warships. The use of this class has faded from its peak in the first half of the 20th century as the roles and weaponry of small combatants have evolved (in conjunction with ...
In corporate finance, a tender offer is a type of public takeover bid. The tender offer is a public, open offer or invitation (usually announced in a newspaper advertisement) by a prospective acquirer to all stockholders of a publicly traded corporation (the target corporation) to tender their stock for sale at a specified price during a specified time, subject to the tendering of a minimum ...
TSS T/T Calshot was a tug tender built in 1929 by John I Thornycroft & Co, and completed in 1930 for the Red Funnel Line. Calshot was one of only three surviving classical tender ships which served the great ocean liners, another example is the SS Nomadic, which tendered the ill-fated RMS Titanic on her maiden voyage at Cherbourg, France.
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A tender or coal-car (US only) is a special rail vehicle hauled by a steam locomotive containing its fuel (wood, coal, oil or torrefied biomass) and water.Steam locomotives consume large quantities of water compared to the quantity of fuel, so their tenders are necessary to keep them running over long distances.
Tender weight: 32 long tons 10 cwt (72,800 lb or 33 t) Fuel type: Coal: Fuel capacity: ... (Ireland) at Adelaide yard until 1923, when they were returned to the DSER ...
In 2022, the Port of Cork Company opened a €89 million container terminal in Ringaskiddy. According to the Irish Times, this represented the "largest single investment by any port in Ireland over the past 100 years". [16] Cobh's quays are used as a terminal for cruise ships - the only such dedicated cruise terminal in the Republic of Ireland ...