LÉ Eithne (P31)
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 15 December 1982 |
| Launched: | 19 December 1983 |
| Commissioned: | December 7, 1984 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | in active service |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1910 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 265 ft (80.8 m) overall |
| Beam: | 39.4 ft (12 m) |
| Draught: | 14.1 ft (4.3 m) |
| Speed: | 20+ knots (37+ km/h) maximum |
| Complement: | 85 (9 Officers and 77 ratings) |
| Armament: | 1 Bofors 57 mm Cannon 2xRheinmetall 20 mm Cannon 7.62 mm GPMG |
LÉ Eithne (P31) is a ship in the Irish Naval Service. The ship is named after Eithne, a tragic heroine and the daughter of the one-eyed Fomorian King, Balor in an early Irish romantic tale.
Eithne was originally built as a long range fisheries patrol vessel, intended to be at sea for up to 19 days. It was originally planned to order four vessels of this class, but budget restrictions prevented this.
Eithne can also carry a SA365f Dauphin helicopter, and is the only ship in the Irish Naval Service fleet to have a helipad. Helicopter operations have stopped in recent years, since the purchase of CASA CN235-100MP Persuader Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
Eithne is currently the flagship of the Irish Naval Service.
Eithne moored at Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin, at 20.30 GMT on September 15, 2006.
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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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