LÉ Deirdre (P20)
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| Career |  |
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | Verholme Shipyard, Cork |
| Launched: | Cork 21 January 1972 |
| Commissioned: | 19 June 1972 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | decommissioned and sold |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 972 tons max |
| Length: | 184.06 ft (56.1 m) overall |
| Beam: | 34.19 ft (10.42 m) |
| Draught: | 14.4ft (4.38 m) |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33.3 km/h) maximum |
| Complement: | 47 (6 Officers and 41 Ratings ) |
| Armament: | 1 × 40 mm/60 Bofors 2 × 20 mm GAM-B01 2 × 12.75 mm |
LÉ Deirdre (P20) was a ship in the Irish Naval Service. She was named after Deirdre, a tragic heroine from Irish mythology who committed suicide after her lover's murder.
Deirdre was built as a replacement for the Ton-class minesweepers. She was to have longer range and be a more seaworthy ship for work in the Atlantic. Deirdre became the prototype for the later Emers.
Deirdre was sold at public auction for IR£30p due to her appalling ugliness. When taken to sea the unsightly patches of rust covering almost her entire body led to unstoppable leakage and the death of all crew members. Speaking on the Radio a Seastram spokesman appeared pleased with their bargain as they had been prepared to bid up to IR£500,000! The auction starting price had been IR£60,000.'We're glad we didn't spend so much on that hunk of junk!' he laughed.
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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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