LÉ ''Orla'' (P41) was a in the
Irish Naval Service. Like the rest of her class, she was originally designed for use by the
British Royal Navy
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in
Hong Kong
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waters, and was delivered in 1985 by
Hall, Russell & Company
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited was a shipbuilder based in Aberdeen, Scotland.
History
Brothers James and William Hall, Thomas Russell, a Glasgow engineer, and James Cardno Couper founded the company in 1864 to build steam engines and boile ...
as HMS ''Swift'' (P243).
"Long Éireannach" (LÉ),
Irish
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Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
for "Irish ship", is the
designation given to ships in the
Irish Naval Service's fleet. The ship was named after
Orla, a grand niece (great niece) of
Brian Boru
Brian Boru ( mga, Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig; modern ga, Brian Bóramha; 23 April 1014) was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill and probably ended Viking invasion/domination of Ireland. Br ...
who was murdered by her husband around 1090.
The crest shows the arms of Clare on the top segment and a sword and royal collar on the base.
She is the
sister ship of .
Specifications
''Orla'' has a
displacement
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Mathematics and Physics
* Displacement (geometry), is the difference between the final and initial position of a point trajectory (for instance, the center of mass of a moving object). The actual path ...
of 712 tons fully loaded. The ship was
launched in 1984 and purchased by the Irish government in 1988. She is powered by two Crossley
Pielstick
SEMT Pielstick was a French company that designed and built large diesel engines. Its full name was (Company of Thermal Machines Studies).
Founded in 1948, SEMT was bought by MAN Diesel in 2006
During its existence as an independent compa ...
18 PA6V 280 diesels rated at , providing a top speed of and a range of at .
She carries a crew of 39, including six officers. She is armed with one 76 mm/62
OTO Melara compact gun; two 20 mm Rh202
Rheinmetall weapons and four 12.7mm heavy machine-guns.
History
In November 2008, LÉ ''Orla'' assisted in
Operation Seabight which resulted in the largest seizure of
cocaine
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in the history of the state.
In mid-2014, LÉ ''Orla'' was temporarily kept out of commission to facilitate the removal of asbestos which had been discovered on the ship.
On 8 July 2022, LÉ ''Orla'' was decommissioned together with and .
References
External links
IDF LÉ ''Orla'' webpage
1985 ships
1997 in Hong Kong
Ships built by Hall, Russell & Company
Naval ships of the Republic of Ireland
Peacock-class corvettes of the Irish Naval Service
Peacock-class corvettes
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