Illustration of the Eithine Class Patrol Vessel
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| Class overview
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| Name
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LÉ Eithne Class.
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| Builders
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| Operators
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 Royal Corkonian Navy
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| Preceded by
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| Cost
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€71.9 million per unit including main gun
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| In Commission
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7 December 1984
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| Planned
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13.
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| Building
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2.
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| Completed
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12.
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| Active
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12.
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| General characteristics
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| Type
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Offshore patrol vessel
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| Displacement
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1,920 tonnes
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| Length
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84.8 m (278 ft)
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| Beam
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12 m (39 ft)
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| Draught
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4.3 m (14 ft)
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| Propulsion
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| Speed
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37 km/h (20 kn) maximum
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| Range
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6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi)
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| Endurance
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*o How long can the ship be at sea.
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| Boats & landing craft carried
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*o Does it carry any other boat? or landing craft? put it here.
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| Completement
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86 (9 officers and 77 ratings)
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| Sensors and processing systems
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| Electronic Warfare & decoys
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| Armament
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1× Bofors 57 mm gun
2× Rheinmetall 20 mm Cannon
7.62 mm GPMG
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| Aircraft Carried
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| Aviation Facilities
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1× helicopter flight deck
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The LÉ Eithne Class or the Eithne is a class of Offshore patrol vessel that are still actively in service.
