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FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
EIRE
ESCORTS
EMER patrol ships (1978-1980)
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Aisling 2008
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emer |
P21 |
Verolme, Cork |
28.2.1977 | 269/1977 |
16.1.1978 |
discarded 9.2013, to Nigeria (Prosperity) |
|
| Aoife | P22 | Verolme, Cork |
3.7.1978 | 12.4.1979 | 29.11.1979 | discarded 1.2015, to Malta (P62) | |
| Aisling | P23 | Verolme, Cork |
31.1.1979 | 3.10.1979 | 21.5.1980 | discarded 6.2016, to Libya (الكرامة [Al Karama]) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1003 |
| Length, m | 58.5 pp 65.2 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.4 |
| Draught, m | 4.36 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 2 SEMT-Pielstick 6PA6 L280 diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 4800 |
| Max speed, kts | 18.5 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 170 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 6750(12) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7 |
| Electronic equipment | 2x Racal Decca radars, Simrad SU sonar |
| Complement | 46 |
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Aisling 2008
Project history
Modified Deirdre with lengthened hull and raised forecastle to improve seakeeping, mre powerful machinery and improved accommodation.
Modernizations
1989, all: + 2 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01, Radamec 1500 e/o system
mid-1990s, all: - 2x Racal Decca radars; + Kelvin-Hughes Mk IV, Kelvin-Hughes Mk VI radars
Naval service
No significant events.
