The ''Róisín''-class large patrol vessel is a class of
offshore patrol vessels
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(OPV) ordered by the
Irish Naval Service from December 1997. The first vessel is named , which is also the name given to the class. Construction on this first vessel commenced in December 1997, and it was commissioned in December 1999. The second vessel was named and delivered in 2001.
The class's primary mission is
fisheries protection,
search and rescue, and maritime protection operations, including vessel
boardings.
Design
The class was designed by Vard Marine (formerly STX Canada Marine) and has an all-steel hull based on the
Mauritian
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patrol vessel launched in 1995, but without the helicopter deck and hangar facilities. The level of automation incorporated into the ships' systems allows the ships in the class to be operated with just 44 crew including 6 officers. The class is designed for winter
North Atlantic operations.
Names
References
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Patrol vessels of the Irish Naval Service
Patrol ship classes