LÉ James Joyce (P62)
| Career (Ireland) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | LÉ James Joyce (P62) |
| Namesake: | James Joyce, Irish novelist and poet |
| Ordered: | October 2010 |
| Builder: | Babcock Marine, North Devon |
| Cost: | €54m[1] |
| Laid down: | November 2013 |
| Launched: | 23 November 2014 |
| Status: | Undergoing sea-trials |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Samuel Beckett-class |
| Type: | offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement: | 1,933 tonnes Standard[2] |
| Length: | 90.00 m (295.28 ft) |
| Beam: | 14.00 m (45.93 ft) |
| Speed: | 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) cruise 23 kn (43 km/h; 26 mph) maximum |
| Range: | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) |
| Complement: | 54 (44 crew + 10 trainees)[3] |
| Armament: | 1xOTO Melara 76 mm cannon 2x20mm Rheinmetall Rh202 cannon 2x12.7 mm HMG 4x7.62 mm GPMG[2] |
| Aviation facilities: | UAV capable |
LÉ James Joyce (P62) is a Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) currently under construction for the Irish Naval Service by Babcock Marine Appledore.[4] Although questioned by some descendants of the author,[5][6] the ship is to be named for writer James Joyce, and planned for delivery in May 2015.[7]
Design and construction
In October 2010, the Irish Naval Service ordered a number of new offshore patrol vessels from Babcock Marine, a UK-based shipbuilder operating out of Appledore, North Devon. Like the similar Róisín-class OPV, James Joyce was designed by Vard Marine.[8]
In July 2013, the name of the vessel, the LÉ James Joyce was announced by the Minister for Defence Alan Shatter in Dáil Eireann.[9]
Operational history
The ship was completed and floated out of the shipyard in November 2014.[10]
References
- ↑ "Cost of two new naval vessels jumps by €9m". Independent.ie. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Irish OPV build makes progress". IHS Jane's. IHS Jane's. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Babcock displays Irish OPV at DSEI". ADS Advance. ADS Group. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ Gallacher, Neil (28 April 2014). "Devon-built Samuel Beckett ship handed to Irish Naval Service". BBC News.
- ↑ "Decision to name Navy patrol ships after writers defended". Irish Times. 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "Naval Service ship names row may reopen". Irish Times. 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "Navy to use drones to improve surveillance". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "Second Irish OPV afloat at Babcock's Appledore shipyard". janes.com. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ↑ "Houses of the Oireachtas - Naval Service Vessels". Oireachtas (Hansard).
- ↑ "Babcock floats Irish Navy's new LÉ James Joyce OPV". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
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