LÉ Emer (P21)
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| Name: | LÉ Emer (P21) |
| Namesake: | Emer the principal wife of Cúchulainn |
| Laid down: | 28 February 1977 |
| Launched: | 26 September 1977 |
| Commissioned: | 16 January 1978 |
| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1019.5 tonnes Standard |
| Length: | 65.2 m (214 ft) overall |
| Beam: | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.4 m (14 ft) |
| Speed: | 31.5 km/h (17.0 kn) maximum |
| Complement: | 46 (5 Officers and 41 Ratings ) |
| Armament: | 1 x Bofors 40mm 2 x Gambo 20mm Cannon 7.62mm L7 GPMGs |
LÉ Emer (P21) is a ship in the Irish Naval Service. The ship is named after Emer the principal wife of Cúchulainn and the daughter of a chieftain from Rush, County Dublin.
After evaluating Deirdre for 3 years, Emer was ordered in 1975. Experience with Deirdre showed a need for more engine power, better crew accommodation and improved silencing. She is the sister ship of the late Deirdre and the Aisling. She was commissioned on 16 January 1978 and is the next vessel due to be replaced.
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