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£190,000. She was purchased by the English yacht chartering company Seastream International for conversion into a luxury charter yacht. 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.
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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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