Argentine sinking off Kerry remembered

The Navy will mark the anniversary today of the sinking of an Argentine merchant ship in Irish waters more than 80 years ago.

Wed, 17 Jan, 2001 - 07:07

The Navy will mark the anniversary today of the sinking of an Argentine merchant ship in Irish waters more than 80 years ago.

An Irish gunship will sail to the spot 20 miles west of the Skelligs where the Neuquen was torpedoed and sunk in January 1917, at the height of the First World War.

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