LÉ Deirdre (P20)
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| Career (Ireland) |  |
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| Laid down: | Verholme Shipyard, Cork |
| Launched: | Cork 21 January 1972 |
| Commissioned: | 19 June 1972 |
| Fate: | sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 972 tonnes max |
| Length: | 56.1 m (184 ft) overall |
| Beam: | 10.42 m (34.2 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.38 m (14.4 ft) |
| Speed: | 33.3 km/h (18.0 kn) 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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