LÉ Cliona (03)
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| Career (Ireland) |  |
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| Name: | LÉ Cliona (03) |
| Namesake: | Cliodhna |
| Laid down: | 17 September 1940 |
| Launched: | 11 August 1941 |
| Acquired: | 3 February 1947 |
| Commissioned: | 3 February 1947 |
| Decommissioned: | 2 November 1970 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1280 tonnes max |
| Speed: | 30 km/h (16 kn) |
| Complement: | 79 (5 Officers 74 Ratings) |
| Armament: | Single B1 MK 1X LA 4" Gun, Single Vickers 2-pdr pom pom, two (single) 20mm AA Guns, one hedgehog mortar, 4 depth charge throwers, two depth charge racks |
LÉ Cliona (03) was a Flower class corvette in the Irish Naval Service. She was named after Cliodhna, an ancient Irish goddess of love. She was the former HMS Bellwort (K114)
Bellwort was built by George Brown & Co, Greenock. Handed over to the Naval Service on 3 February 1947 and commissioned Cliona by Lt. Walter J. Ready the same day. She was sold to Haulbowline Industries for scrap on and was removed to Passage West on the 4 November 1970.
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