LÉ Fola (CM12)
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| Launched: | Thornycroft, June 21, 1955 |
| Commissioned: | 23 February 1971 |
| Decommissioned: | 1987 |
| Fate: | Sold to Spanish interests for breaking |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 360 tons |
| 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 Fola (CM12) was a ship in the Irish Naval Service.
The LÉ Fola, a Ton-class minesweeper (ex. HMS Blaxton M1131), 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, Fola in company with Banba 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 1987 The Fola was decommissioned and sold to Spanish interests for breaking.
She was named after Fóla, a legendary queen of the Tuatha Dé Danann and a poetic name for Ireland.
| 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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