LÉ Setanta (A15) was an auxiliary ship and training ship in the Irish Naval Service.[1] She was named after Sétanta (Cú Chulainn), a mythical hero of the Ulster Cycle.[citation needed]
History | |
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Republic of Ireland | |
Name | Isolde |
Namesake | Iseult (Isolde) |
Builder | Liffey Dockyard, Dublin |
Launched | 1953 |
History | |
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Name | Setanta |
Namesake | Sétanta (Cú Chulainn) |
Acquired | 1976 |
Decommissioned | 1984 |
Identification | A15 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping |
General characteristics | |
Type | lighthouse tender, then auxiliary ship |
Displacement | 1,173 tons |
Length | 63.4 m (208 ft) overall |
Beam | 11.6 m (38 ft) |
Depth | 4 m (13 ft) |
Installed power | 1,500 hp |
Propulsion | reciprocating steam engine |
Speed | 11.4 kn (21.1 km/h) maximum |
Complement | 44 |
Armament | 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
Liffey Dockyard in Dublin built her in 1953 as a lighthouse tender for the Commissioners of Irish Lights. She was launched as Isolde,[2] named after the mythical Irish princess Iseult.
In 1976 the INS bought her, had her armed with two Oerlikon 20 mm cannon and renamed her Setanta.[2] She served until 1984 when the INS sold her to Haulbowline Industries Ltd of Cork for scrap.[3]
References
edit- ^ "History of the Naval Service". Irish Defence Forces. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ a b McIvor 1994, p. 145.
- ^ McIvor 1994, pp. 161, 189.
Bibliography
edit- McIvor, Aidan (1994). A History of the Irish Naval Service. Dublin: Irish Academic Press. ISBN 0-7165-2523-2.