LÉ Banba (CM11)
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| Commissioned: | 23 February 1971 |
| Decommissioned: | 1984 |
| Fate: | Decommissioned |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 425 tons max |
| Length: | 140 ft (42.67 m) overall |
| Beam: | 27.58 ft (8.4 m) |
| Draught: | 8.17 ft (2.49 m) |
| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h) maximum |
| Complement: | 30 |
| Armament: | 40/60 mm Bofors 2 x 20 mm Oerlikon AA |
LÉ Banba (CM11) was a ship in the Irish Naval Service.
The name "Banba" was originally allocated to be borne by one of the six Flower class corvettes ordered in 1946. In the event only three were delivered and the name was held over for the next Naval Service order. The actual LÉ Banba, a Coniston-class minesweeper (ex. HMS Alverton M1129), was handed over to the INS on the 22 February 1971 and commissioned by Lt. Cdr. Deasy at Gibraltar the next day.
Following her commissioning, Banba in company with Fola worked up in the Western Mediterranean so that they could complete HATs (Harbour Acceptance Trials) and SATs (Sea Acceptance Trials). On 20 March both ships left the Mediterranean for home, however on the way a storm blew up forcing them to take refuge in Lisbon. The two newest additions to the Navy finally arrived on 29 March 1971. In 1984 The Banba was decommissioned and was sold for scrap.
She was named after Banba, a legendary queen of the Tuatha Dé Danann and a poetic name for Ireland.
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| Irish Naval Service Fleet | |
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| Active Fleet | |
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LÉ Emer (P21) | LÉ Aoife (P22) | LÉ Aisling (P23) | LÉ Eithne (P31) | LÉ Orla (P41) | LÉ Ciara (P42) | LÉ Niamh (P52) | LÉ Róisín (P51) |
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| Decommissioned | |
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LÉ Muirchú | LÉ Deirdre (P20) | LÉ Grainne (CM10) | LÉ Banba (CM11) | LÉ Fola (CM12) | LÉ Macha (01) | LÉ Maev (02) | LÉ Cliona (03) |
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