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| }}The '''LÉ Eithne Class''' or the Eithne is a class of [[Offshore patrol vessel]] that are still actively in service. It is primarily in service with Celtic Nations largely due to the fact they were seized after the Corkonian war of independence and the Tipperarian succeeding from the Republic of Ireland. | | }}The '''Type 24''' also is a variant of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatros-class_fast_attack_craft Albatross-class fast attack craft] in service with the [[Corkonian Navy]]. |
| ==History==
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| [[File:Image 2024-01-27 033027015.png|190px|thumb|left|Two Corkonian Sailors on the Eithne Class 8th May 2023.]]
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| The Eithne Class has only ever been used by Celtic Nations. That of Cork and Celtic Union.
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| ==Variants==
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| The Eithne has had multiple variants be put into service by its users, for one benefit to another there have been numerous: changes; adaptations and redesigns of the class.
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| ===cn-1===
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| [[File:LE Eithne Class.png|270px|thumb|left|Illustration of the cn-1 variant.]]
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| The cn-1 variant replaces the Bofors 57mm main gun for a Phalanx base 0 gun. This variant is only in use by the [[Corkonian_Coast_Guard|Corkonian coast guard]]. This was commissioned by the coast guard in January of 2024 to serve the patrol fleet around Brittany and north Africa, the replacement of the Bofors is the result of more protection needed against missiles launched from rebels and terrorist groups. Additionally a Bofors 57 mm cannon was seen as unnecessary and unreliable for a force who's job it was not to engage directly with other ships but too patrol the coast.
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| The cn-1 has yet to see any active combat. It usually carries a wildcat utility helicopter for transport and logistics.
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| ===cn-2===
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| [[File:CN-2 Class eithne.png|270px|thumb|left|Illustration of the cn-2 variant.]]
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| The cn-2 completely removes the main armament of the 57mm Bofors with no replacement as this ship is purely a communications ship. It strips the old Eithne of its radar and replaces with a Type 1045 Sampson radar scrapped from formerly deployed Type 45s. This variant is in service with the coast guard and every task force has at least one which acts as a task force headquarters ship due to its large communications capacity. They are at all time to be guarded when deployed. The cn-2 is also designated as "flagship" by coast guard taskforces.
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| There have been some talks of downscaling the amount of cn-2 patrol vessels in service and the shrinking of task forces due to the capabilities of the cn-2, currently as of January 2024 the [[Corkonian_Coast_Guard|Corkonian coast guard]] only has about 4 cn-2's in service with 2 ever deployed at once. There have been some considerations of commissioning them into the navy.
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| ==Operators==
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| ===Corcaigh===
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| ====Royal Corkonian Navy====
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| [[File:Image 2024-01-27 032318981.png|190px|thumb|left|Two Corkonian Naval Eithne Class patrol vessels with the 57mm Bofors removed.]] | |
| The [[Corkonian_Navy|Royal Corkonian Navy]] operates the Eithne class ship of the original variant and only of the original variant, they are largely used as escort vessels.
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| ====Corkonian Coastguard====
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| The Corkonian Coastguard actively uses the cn-1 cn-2 and regular variants of the Eithne class patrol vessels.
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| ===Celtic Navy===
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| [[File:Image 2024-01-27 030521921.png|190px|thumb|left|Celtic Navy Eithne Class conducting training exercises.]]
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| [[File:Image 2024-01-27 030554973.png|190px|thumb|right|Celtic Navy Eithne Class conducting training exercises.]]
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| The Celtic Navy is known to operate multiple ships of the Eithne class, regularly the ships are use in support roles rather for engagements, they are also used as training ships
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| ===Celtic Nations Defence Naval Service===
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| The [[Celtic Nations Defence Naval Service]] only uses the regular variant with the 57mm Bofors gun.
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