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An image of Le Eithne was observed in a commercial article for the all weather davits. So, I felt it would be appropriate to launch this thread on the Irish Naval Service with this unusual image, see:-
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An excerpt from the article associated with the original photograph reads:-
The all-weather Caley davits are designed for rapid deployment, enabling boats to be held in readiness and launched in seconds, even in Sea State 6 (5 meter (16ft) significant waves) conditions.

Source Maritime Planet Maritime Portal - where the full article can be read.

To view an image of the ship from fine off the stbd quarter see this link to SHIPSPOTTING.com
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Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV)


OPVs in the Irish Naval Service; the primary mission is fisheries protection, search and rescue, and maritime protection operations, including vessel boardings.

LÉ Samuel Beckett (P61)
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Launched in November 2013 and commissioned in May 2014. She is named after Irish playwright and author Samuel Beckett.



LÉ William Butler Yeats
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Named after poet W. B. Yeats, the ship is the third in a series of vessels designed by Vard Marine and built by Babcock Marine Appledore.
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Róisín class large patrol vessel

Offshore patrol vessels (OPV) ordered by the Irish Naval Service from December 1997.
LÉ Róisín (P51)
Lead ship of her class of offshore patrol vessel
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Róisín Dubh was a daughter of Red Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone in the late 16th Century




LÉ Niamh (P52)
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LE Niamh passes the Skelligs on patrol Best_18_(9576262758) commons wiki.jpg

Named after Niamh, queen of Tír na nÓg, from Irish mythology
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Well done Harry , I thought that we were to be deprived of the Irish Fleet , good shots , but the early launch configuration looks a bit suspect with there elevated painter system :roll:
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Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV)


Lé George Bernard Shaw(P64)

The Irish Naval Service OPV Lé George Bernard Shaw now alongside in Cork after being formally handed over by Babcock’s Appledore shipyard last week.
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Source; NavyLookout on Twitter - Save The Royal Navy.org
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Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV)

Irish Naval Service P60 Class (newbuild) OPV George Bernard Shaw (P64),anchored off Ilfracombe, North Devon, UK October 2018

Further to the previous post; a good view of this vessel taken from slightly aft of the stbd beam - (double click for higher resolution)
The_George_Bernard_Shaw (P64) Irish Naval Service wiki.jpg


Source Wikimedia Commons - licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Q. Should these OPV's be known as the Irish Naval Service P60 Class or the George Bernard Shaw Class?
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Nice array of ships there Harry . Certainly belays our building programme . Like the rapid deployment shot would like to see that in action.
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DaveH wrote: Sun Oct 21, 2018 11:15 am Nice array of ships there Harry . Certainly belays our building programme . Like the rapid deployment shot would like to see that in action.
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Re your passage; Like the rapid deployment shot; this link to another commercial article here in seanamic.com - defense website. Unfortunately the associated text contains no further information than that contained in the link in my opening post - it does hovever, have four more images you might like to view.
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Must admit Harry,... the later Seanamic system looks a good bet , cant think why know one thought of it before, as in these days of hydraulic actuators used in so many spheres of operation ......or is it the same argument again and costs per unit on larger vessels :?
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LÉ Ciara and LÉ Orla

5:21 am - 27 Oct 2018 From Cork, Ireland

30years ago today at #Rosyth Naval Base, two @RoyalNavy Peacock class vessels HMS Swift and HMS Swallow were handed over to the #irishnavy, where they have served proudly and with distinction as LÉ Ciara and LÉ Orla.
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Source; Irish Naval Service on Twitter


The following excerpt is taken from and entry in Wikipedia.
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HMS Swallow (P242) and HMS Swift (P243) were both sold to the Irish Naval Service in 1988. They were respectively renamed as LÉ Ciara (P42) and LÉ Orla (P41), and were commissioned under their current names by then-Prime Minister C. J. Haughey on 16 January 1989.

The two ships take their names from traditional Irish mythology: Orla, a grand niece (great niece) of Brian Boru, the 11th-century High King of Ireland.;[2] and Ciara, a saint born in Tipperary around the year 611 AD.

They replaced the 3 'Ton class' minesweepers, the last of which the Irish Navy had recently retired before the delivery of the 'Peacock class..........
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