. . "20"^^ . . "NAS Wexford"@en . . . "W"@en . . "U.S. Naval Air Station Wexford was a seaplane station at Ferrybank, Wexford, Ireland which was operated by the United States Navy (USN) from February 1918 \u2013 1919. Its mission was to operate Curtiss H-16 anti-submarine patrols (ASW) to counter German submarine attacks on shipping in the area east of Queenstown. The station received the first aircraft on 18 September 1918 and commenced patrols; its first engagement against a U-boat was on 11 October 1918, the day after the sinking of RMS Leinster. Operations stopped with the Armistice in November and the base closed the following February."@en . . "18"^^ . "27"^^ . "N"@en . "1918"^^ . . "250"^^ . "52"^^ . "IE"@en . . . "NAS Wexford"@en . . "U.S. Naval Air Station Wexford was a seaplane station at Ferrybank, Wexford, Ireland which was operated by the United States Navy (USN) from February 1918 \u2013 1919. Its mission was to operate Curtiss H-16 anti-submarine patrols (ASW) to counter German submarine attacks on shipping in the area east of Queenstown. The station received the first aircraft on 18 September 1918 and commenced patrols; its first engagement against a U-boat was on 11 October 1918, the day after the sinking of RMS Leinster. Operations stopped with the Armistice in November and the base closed the following February."@en . "1"^^ . . "Ferrybank, Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland"@en . "Ireland"@en . . "Military"@en . . . "airport"@en . "Location in Ireland"@en . "Cover of Cruise book produced by NAS Wexford"@en . "42"^^ . "6"^^ . . "United States Naval Air Station Wexford"@en . . .