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. 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.
History
Operators
Royal Corkonian Navy
Celtic Navy
Celtic Nations Defence Navy