Mr de Valera, on board a minelayer in Dublin Bay saw how Eire will protect her waters if she is dragged into a conflict. The mines were of the “controlled” type, fired electrically from the shore. Later Mr de Valera pressed a switch from a coastal control tower and observed a mine explode. Here Irish marines adjust a mine before laving.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21230, 28 September 1940, Page 9
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61Mr de Valera, on board a minelayer in Dublin Bay saw how Eire will protect her waters if she is dragged into a conflict. The mines were of the “controlled” type, fired electrically from the shore. Later Mr de Valera pressed a switch from a coastal control tower and observed a mine explode. Here Irish marines adjust a mine before laving. Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21230, 28 September 1940, Page 9
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