As a destination point for convoys crossing the Atlantic during the second world war, Herculaneum dock was no stranger to bombardment. The most southern point of the city’s historical network was regularly shaken by Nazi munitions falling nearby during The Blitz. Many hit the terraced streets of Dingle, fell into the river or hit dock infrastructure all along the coastline. Herculaneum came through the other side and, for a while stood the test of time. It was eventually defeated by its ships, specifically the lack of them to service, and closed more than 100 years after it opened in 1972....