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| Career (Ireland) |
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| Name: |
LÉ Grainne (CM10) |
| Namesake: |
Gráinne, a legendary Irish princess |
| Launched: |
20 July 1954 |
| Acquired: |
1971 |
| Commissioned: |
30 January 1971 |
| Decommissioned: |
1987 |
| Fate: |
Sold to Spanish interests for breaking, 1987 |
| General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
Ton-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: |
360 tonnes |
| Length: |
42.67 m (140.0 ft) overall |
| Beam: |
8.4 m (28 ft) |
| Draught: |
2.49 m (8.2 ft) |
| Speed: |
28 km/h (15 kn) maximum |
| Complement: |
30 |
| Armament: |
40/60 mm Bofors
2 x 20 mm Oerlikon AA |
LÉ Grainne (CM10) was a Ton-class minesweeper in the Irish Naval Service. She was the former HMS Oulston (M1129). She was named after Gráinne, a legendary princess who was promised to Fionn Mac Cumhail but ran away with his young follower Diarmuid.
Oulston was purchased from the Royal Navy in 1971, and commissioned as Grainne. She was stricken in 1987 and sold to Spanish interests for breaking.
