The Irish Navy (Irish: Cabhlach na hÉireann) is the maritime force of Ireland and is one of the three standing branches of the Irish Defence Forces. Its base is in Haulbowline, County Cork. Other bases are located in Dublin, Galway and Waterford. The Irish Navy has 17,500 active duty personnel.
Irish Navy vessels are all named with traditional Irish names, taken from history and Celtic mythology. The ship prefix LÉ stands for Long Éireannach, "Irish ship" in the Irish language.
List of Vessels[]
- Saber-class (Fearless-class) landing platform dock (3)
- LÉ Sabre (L01)
- LÉ Broadsword (L02)
- LÉ Dagger (L03)
- Dublin-class (Type 42, Batch III) destroyer (7)
- LÉ Dublin (D01)
- LÉ Cork (D02)
- LÉ Limerick (D03)
- LÉ Galway (D04)
- LÉ Waterford (D05)
- LÉ Drogheda (D06)
- LÉ Dundalk (D07)
- Antrim-class (MEKO 240) frigate (11)
- LÉ Antrim (F01)
- LÉ Armagh (F02)
- LÉ Down (F03)
- LÉ Fermanagh (F04)
- LÉ Derry (F05)
- LÉ Tyrone (F06)
- LÉ Kildare (F07)
- LÉ Roscommon (F08)
- LÉ Donegal (F09)
- LÉ Shannon (F10)
- LÉ Fingal (F11)
- Korrigan-class (Upholder-class) submarine (6)
- LÉ Korrigan (S01)
- LÉ Bodach (S02)
- LÉ Dullahan (S03)
- LÉ Kelpie (S04)
- LÉ Selkie (S05)
- LÉ Failinis (S06)
- Etain-class (Fort Victoria-class) replenishment vessel (3)
- LÉ Etain (A01)
- LÉ Mórrígan (A02)
- LÉ Claudine (A03)
- Eithne-class offshore patrol vessel (1) - 1984
- LÉ Eithne (P31)
- Peacock-class coastal patrol vessel (2) - 1988
- LÉ Orla (P41)
- LÉ Ciara (P42)
- Róisín-class offshore patrol vessel (2) - 1999
- LÉ Róisín (P51)
- LÉ Niamh (P52)
- Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel (4) - 2014
- LÉ Samuel Beckett (P61)
- LÉ James Joyce (P62)
- LÉ William Butler Yeats (P63)
- LÉ George Bernard Shaw (P64)
List of Aircraft[]
CASA CN-235MPA x 6 (Maritime Patrol)- CASA C-295 MPA Persuader x 4 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)
De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter x 10 (Search and Rescue)
Westland Lynx x 46 (ASW Helicopter)- Westland Westminster x 18 (Heavy Lift Helicopter)
