Macha 1960
Cliona 1960
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Macha (ex-Borage) | P01 | George Brown, Greenock, UK | 11.1940 | 22.11.1941 | 4/1942 // 11.1946 | stricken 1.1971 | |
| Maev (ex-Oxlip) | P02 | Inglis, Glasgow, UK | 12.1940 | 28.8.1941 | 12/1941 // 11.1946 | stricken 3.1972 | |
| Cliona (ex-Bellwort) | P03 | George Brown, Greenock, UK | 9.1940 | 11.8.1941 | 11/1941 // 2.1947 | stricken 1.1971 |
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Displacement standard, t |
925 |
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Displacement full, t |
1170 |
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Length, m |
57.9 pp 62.5 oa |
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Breadth, m |
10.1 |
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Draught, m |
4.14 deep load |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 VTE, 2 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
2750 |
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Max speed, kts |
16.5 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 230 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
3500(12) |
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Armament |
Macha: 1 x 1 - 102/45 CP Mk I, 1 x 1 - 40/39 Mk VIII, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (40) Maev: 1 x 1 - 102/45 CP Mk I, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (40) Cliona: 1 x 1 - 102/45 CP Mk I, 1 x 1 - 40/39 Mk VIII, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk III, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog ASWRL, 2 DCT, 2 DCR (40) |
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Electronic equipment |
type 271 radar, type 128 sonar |
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Complement |
109 |
Project history: Former British corvettes of Flower class, acquired by the Irish Navy in 1946 - 1947. Cliona and Maev had short forecastles, forecastle of Macha was extended as on modified Flowers. Also one of her messdecks was converted to cabins for flotilla commander and Macha was used as leader.
Modernizations: 1966 - 1967, Cliona, Macha: were refitted for fishery protection duties; armament was consisted from 1 x 1 - 102/45 CP Mk 1 only.
Naval service: No significant events.
Macha 1953
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