Template:Active Irish Naval Service Vessels
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Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Commissioned | Displacement | Note |
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Patrol vessels | ||||||
Samuel Beckett class | Offshore patrol vessel | LÉ Samuel Beckett (P61) LÉ James Joyce (P62) LÉ William Butler Yeats (P63) LÉ George Bernard Shaw (P64) |
2014 2015 2016 2019[1] |
2,256 tonnes | ||
Eithne class | Offshore patrol vessel | LÉ Eithne (P31) | 1984 | 1,960 tonnes | Current fleet flagship.[2] LÉ Eithne was placed in "operational reserve" from July 2019 until March 2020, at which time it formed part of Ireland's response to the coronavirus pandemic.[3][4] | |
Róisín class | Offshore patrol vessel | LÉ Róisín (P51) LÉ Niamh (P52) |
1999 2001 |
1,500 tonnes | LÉ Róisín withdrawn from operation for "midlife refit" in 2019.[5] | |
Peacock class | Corvette | LÉ Orla (P41) LÉ Ciara (P42) |
1988 1988 |
712 tonnes | LÉ Orla placed in "operational reserve" in 2019.[3] |
- ^ McDermott, Stephen (30 April 2019). "Ireland's fourth offshore patrol vessel, the LÉ George Bernard Shaw, has been officially commissioned". TheJournal.ie. Dublin. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Naval Service > Fleet > Helicopter Patrol Vessel > LÉ Eithne P31". Military.ie. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Taoiseach acknowledges Naval Service is short staffed". rte.ie. RTÉ News. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ O'Riordan, Sean (18 March 2020). "Navy returning LÉ Eithne to service as Cork Covid-19 testing centre". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Decision on Mediterranean rescue missions met with disappointment". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.