Holyhead Maritime Museum

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Outside the Museum are some cannons from the Nimrod that sank on the now called Nimrod rocks.When they built the inner harbour here, the divers went and salvaged the guns from this ship, which had gone down in about 1702. A hundred years later, in 1821, George IV was coming to Holyhead to open the new harbour extensions, on his way to Ireland. The townspeople wanted to make a bit of a show, so they cleaned up the guns and they were used to fire a salute for the king.

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Coordinates:   53°19'0"N   4°38'8"W
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