Irish maritime events during World War II information
Events that occurred to Irish ships during World War II
Main article: Irish Mercantile Marine during World War II
Memorial erected in Dublin in 1991 to members of the Irish Mercantile Marine lost during the Emergency
Below is the timeline of maritime events during the Emergency,[note 1][1] (as World War II was known in Ireland). This period was referred to as The Long Watch by Irish Mariners. This list is of events which affected the Irish Mercantile Marine,[note 2] other ships carrying Irish exports or imports, and events near the Irish coast.
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^"Existence of National Emergency". Dáil debates. 77. Government of Ireland: 19–20. 2 September 1939. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
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