John Schmidz (left) and Fred Schmidz, grandchildren of AUD crewman Signalman Freidrich Schmidz were here for the raising of the anchors.

John Schmitz made the point that their family crest contains a gold anchor while Fred said that, like the Liberty Bell of his country, the anchors were a symbol of Independance. You can see their comments on RTE at:-
"http://www.rte.ie/news/av/2012/0619/media-3322348.html"