LÉ Aisling (P23)
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| Career |  |
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 31 January 1979 |
| Launched: | 3 October 1979 |
| Commissioned: | May 21, 1980 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | in active service |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1019.5 tons Standard |
| Length: | 213.7 ft (65.2 m) overall |
| Beam: | 34.4 ft (10.5 m) |
| Draught: | 14.4ft (4.4 m) |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31.5 km/h) maximum |
| Complement: | 46 (5 Officers and 41 Ratings ) |
| Armament: | 1 Bofors 40mm Cannon <br. 2xGambo 20mm Cannon 7.62mm L7 GPMG |
LÉ Aisling (P23) is a ship in the Irish Naval Service. The ship is named to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Patrick Pearse.
The Aisling was one of the first ships to arrive on the scene of the Air India Flight 182 disaster, and participated in recovery operations. [1]
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| Irish Naval Service Fleet | |
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LÉ Emer (P21) | LÉ Aoife (P22) | LÉ Aisling (P23) | LÉ Eithne (P31) | LÉ Orla (P41) | LÉ Ciara (P42) | LÉ Niamh (P52) | LÉ Róisín (P51) |
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LÉ Muirchú | LÉ Deirdre (P20) | LÉ Grainne (CM10) | LÉ Banba (CM11) | LÉ Fola (CM12) | LÉ Macha (01) | LÉ Maev (02) | LÉ Cliona (03) |
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