| Career (Ireland) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | LÉ Cliona |
| Namesake: | Cliodhna |
| Laid down: | 17 September 1940 |
| Launched: | 11 August 1941 |
| Acquired: | 3 February 1947 |
| Commissioned: | 3 February 1947 |
| Decommissioned: | 2 November 1970 |
| Identification: | Pennant number: 03 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1970 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Flower-class corvette |
| Displacement: | 1,280 tonnes max |
| Speed: | 30 km/h (16 kn) |
| Complement: | 79 (5 Officers 74 Ratings) |
| Armament: | Single BL 4 inch Mk IX LA 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 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
Bellwort was built by George Brown & Co, Greenock. After wartime service in the Royal Navy she was handed over to the Naval Service on 3 February 1947 and commissioned Cliona by Lieutenant Walter J. Ready the same day. She was sold to Haulbowline Industries for scrap and was removed to Passage West on the 4 November 1970.
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