▁Britain ▁for ▁on ward ▁distribution . ▁The ▁McC ork ell ▁Line ▁sa iled ▁from ▁here . ▁ ▁The ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁and ▁the ▁German ▁campaign ▁against ▁Al lied ▁sh ipping , ▁saw ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁naval ▁base ▁on ▁the ▁Fo yle , ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁port ▁facilities ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁new ▁qu ays ▁at ▁Lis ah ally , ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁where ▁it ▁enters ▁the ▁l ough . ▁ ▁London der ry ▁Port ▁and ▁the ▁do cks ▁at ▁Lis ah ally ▁gave ▁vital ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁Al lies ▁in ▁the ▁longest ▁running ▁campaign ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic . ▁This ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁U - bo at ▁fleet ▁at ▁Lis ah ally ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁About ▁a ▁dozen ▁boats ▁came ▁alongside ▁for ▁that ▁official ▁surrender , ▁taken ▁by ▁Admir al ▁Sir ▁Max ▁H orton ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁US , ▁Canadian ▁and ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁command ers ; ▁the ▁other ▁U - bo ats ▁arrived ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁several ▁weeks . ▁Event ually ▁all ▁were ▁dispatch ed ▁to ▁sea ▁and ▁s unk . ▁ ▁The ▁water front ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁re develop ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁The ▁cattle ▁holding ▁pens ▁that ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁near ▁where ▁the ▁current ▁British ▁Tele com ▁building ▁stands ▁were ▁demol ished ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁trans it ▁sh