LÉ Orla (P41)
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| Commissioned: | May 3, 1985 |
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| Fate: | in active service |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 712 tons Full Load |
| Length: | 204.1 ft (62.6 m) overall |
| Beam: | 8 ft (10 m) |
| Draught: | 8.9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Speed: | 25+ knots (46.3+ km/h) max |
| Complement: | 39 (6 Officers and 33 ratings) |
| Armament: | 1x76mm OTO Melara Cannon 2x12.7mm HMG 4x7.62mm GPMG |
LÉ Orla (P41) is a ship in the Irish Naval Service. The ship is named after Orla, a grand niece of Brian Boru. The ship was originally built for the Royal Navy as HMS Swift for service in Hong Kong.
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| Irish Naval Service 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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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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