Deirdre 1975
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|
Deirdre |
P20 |
Verolme, Cork |
29.12.1971 |
19.6.1972 |
retired 6.2001 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
|
|
Displacement full, t |
980 |
|
Length, m |
56.2 pp 62.6 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
10.4 |
|
Draught, m |
4.35 |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
2 British Polr SF112VS-F diesels |
|
Power, h. p. |
4200 |
|
Max speed, kts |
18 |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 150 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5000(12) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 7 |
|
Electronic equipment |
2x Racal Decca radars, Simrad SU sonar |
|
Complement |
46 |
Project history: First warship designed and built in Ireland. Intended to be a prototype for a number of fishery protection vessels, but bad seakeeping was found during trials, and subsequent vessels were built under modified design.
Modernizations: 1994: - 2x Racal Decca radars; + 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, Decca 1226, Kelvin-Hughes Mk VI radars
Naval service: No significant events.
Deirdre 1979
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