1992:
41:
469:
1780:
1745:
1388:
1640:
1514:
1481:
1295:
114:
1583:
374:
so that they could complete
Harbour Acceptance Trials and Sea Acceptance Trials. On 20 March both ships left the Mediterranean for home, however on the way a storm blew up forcing them to take refuge in
2142:
2137:
2152:
2147:
2157:
294:(INS) and was one of three purchased by the Irish government to replace the three Flower Class Corvettes purchased in 1946. The other two were
23:
2127:
258:
408:
1958:
1965:
895:
538:
1758:
1725:
1653:
1539:
1344:
1308:
1231:
1203:
1182:
1175:
1126:
1105:
1091:
1077:
1070:
986:
965:
881:
860:
853:
720:
685:
671:
636:
622:
580:
559:
1872:
1860:
1848:
1812:
1701:
1677:
1551:
1494:
1368:
1332:
1266:
1259:
1252:
1224:
1217:
1028:
993:
937:
916:
888:
818:
797:
783:
769:
762:
755:
727:
643:
615:
566:
552:
531:
496:
489:
1896:
1836:
1824:
1750:
1713:
1168:
1154:
1133:
1084:
979:
972:
951:
944:
923:
874:
839:
825:
811:
776:
734:
699:
692:
608:
587:
517:
351:
ordered in 1946, but only three were delivered and the name was not used. On 22 February 1971, the former
1800:
1665:
1563:
1527:
1356:
1280:
1238:
1196:
1056:
1042:
1014:
1000:
741:
706:
678:
657:
650:
601:
510:
1793:
1689:
1393:
1273:
1245:
1119:
1098:
1063:
1021:
1007:
958:
867:
846:
832:
790:
748:
713:
629:
524:
458:
345:
284:
198:
1972:
1210:
1979:
1944:
1765:
1645:
1320:
1140:
1112:
1035:
930:
1991:
2132:
1916:
1588:
902:
318:
291:
103:
1785:
1437:
1425:
1161:
1147:
287:
1930:
503:
1951:
573:
434:
412:
1884:
1300:
1049:
265:
2121:
2083:
2062:
2041:
2027:
1620:
804:
295:
22:
1909:
594:
371:
2090:
2034:
2020:
355:
was handed over to the INS, and commissioned on 23 February by Lt. Cdr. Deasy at
2104:
2076:
2006:
1937:
1519:
1401:
664:
76:
2097:
2069:
2055:
2013:
1608:
1486:
1449:
545:
482:
474:
301:
1461:
1413:
1189:
909:
356:
452:
379:. The two newest additions to the Navy finally arrived on 29 March 1971.
348:
66:
322:
376:
386:
was decommissioned and sold on to
Spanish interests for breaking.
314:
182:
139:
1913:
456:
344:
was originally allocated to be borne by one of the six
1999:
1923:
1776:
1741:
1636:
1579:
1510:
1477:
1384:
1291:
465:
2143:Ton-class minesweepers of the Irish Naval Service
2138:Former naval ships of the Republic of Ireland
8:
325:. The ship was the former Royal Navy vessel
240:15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) maximum
2153:Cold War minesweepers of the United Kingdom
1910:
453:
2148:Ton-class minesweepers of the Royal Navy
395:
2158:Naval ships of the Republic of Ireland
403:
401:
399:
17:
110:
37:
7:
216:42.67 m (140.0 ft) overall
411:. singaporemoms.net. Archived from
14:
232:2.49 m (8 ft 2 in)
1990:
1778:
1743:
1638:
1581:
1512:
1479:
1386:
1293:
467:
112:
39:
21:
1:
362:Following her commissioning,
27:Silhouette of LÉ Banba (CM11)
370:, worked up in the Western
321:and also a poetic name for
317:, a legendary queen of the
2174:
2128:Ships built in Southampton
435:"The Irish Navy 1939-1996"
1988:
189:
32:
20:
224:8.4 m (28 ft)
190:General characteristics
1751:Royal New Zealand Navy
459:Ton-class minesweepers
185:interests for breaking
1394:Royal Australian Navy
437:. homepage.eircom.net
199:Ton-class minesweeper
1960:William Butler Yeats
1646:Royal Malaysian Navy
1967:George Bernard Shaw
1917:Irish Naval Service
1589:Irish Naval Service
292:Irish Naval Service
119:Republic of Ireland
1786:South African Navy
366:, in company with
2115:
2114:
1907:
1906:
409:"LÉ Banba (CM11)"
274:
273:
2165:
1994:
1911:
1784:
1782:
1781:
1749:
1747:
1746:
1644:
1642:
1641:
1587:
1585:
1584:
1518:
1516:
1515:
1485:
1483:
1482:
1392:
1390:
1389:
1370:Tierra del Fuego
1299:
1297:
1296:
473:
471:
470:
454:
447:
446:
444:
442:
431:
425:
424:
422:
420:
415:on 13 April 2013
405:
319:Tuatha Dé Danann
313:was named after
208:425 tonnes (max)
157:23 February 1971
149:21 February 1971
120:
117:
116:
115:
47:
44:
43:
42:
25:
18:
2173:
2172:
2168:
2167:
2166:
2164:
2163:
2162:
2118:
2117:
2116:
2111:
1995:
1986:
1919:
1908:
1903:
1779:
1777:
1772:
1744:
1742:
1737:
1639:
1637:
1632:
1582:
1580:
1575:
1513:
1511:
1506:
1480:
1478:
1473:
1387:
1385:
1380:
1294:
1292:
1287:
468:
466:
461:
451:
450:
440:
438:
433:
432:
428:
418:
416:
407:
406:
397:
392:
338:
118:
113:
111:
106:, February 1971
45:
40:
38:
28:
12:
11:
5:
2171:
2169:
2161:
2160:
2155:
2150:
2145:
2140:
2135:
2130:
2120:
2119:
2113:
2112:
2110:
2109:
2102:
2095:
2088:
2081:
2074:
2067:
2060:
2053:
2046:
2039:
2032:
2025:
2018:
2011:
2003:
2001:
2000:Decommissioned
1997:
1996:
1989:
1987:
1985:
1984:
1977:
1970:
1963:
1956:
1949:
1946:Samuel Beckett
1942:
1935:
1927:
1925:
1921:
1920:
1914:
1905:
1904:
1902:
1901:
1894:
1882:
1870:
1862:Port Elizabeth
1858:
1846:
1834:
1822:
1810:
1798:
1790:
1788:
1774:
1773:
1771:
1770:
1763:
1755:
1753:
1739:
1738:
1736:
1735:
1723:
1711:
1699:
1687:
1675:
1663:
1650:
1648:
1634:
1633:
1631:
1630:
1618:
1606:
1593:
1591:
1577:
1576:
1574:
1573:
1561:
1549:
1537:
1524:
1522:
1508:
1507:
1505:
1504:
1491:
1489:
1475:
1474:
1472:
1471:
1459:
1447:
1435:
1423:
1411:
1398:
1396:
1382:
1381:
1379:
1378:
1366:
1354:
1342:
1330:
1318:
1305:
1303:
1301:Argentine Navy
1289:
1288:
1286:
1285:
1278:
1271:
1264:
1257:
1250:
1243:
1236:
1229:
1222:
1215:
1208:
1201:
1194:
1187:
1180:
1173:
1166:
1159:
1152:
1145:
1138:
1131:
1124:
1117:
1110:
1103:
1096:
1089:
1082:
1075:
1068:
1061:
1054:
1047:
1040:
1033:
1026:
1019:
1012:
1005:
998:
991:
984:
977:
970:
963:
956:
949:
942:
935:
928:
921:
914:
907:
900:
893:
886:
879:
872:
865:
858:
851:
844:
837:
830:
823:
816:
809:
802:
795:
788:
781:
774:
767:
760:
753:
746:
739:
732:
725:
718:
711:
704:
697:
690:
683:
676:
669:
662:
655:
648:
641:
634:
627:
620:
613:
606:
599:
592:
585:
578:
571:
564:
557:
550:
543:
536:
529:
522:
515:
508:
501:
494:
487:
479:
477:
463:
462:
457:
449:
448:
426:
394:
393:
391:
388:
337:
334:
272:
271:
270:
269:
266:20 mm Oerlikon
262:
254:
250:
249:
246:
242:
241:
238:
234:
233:
230:
226:
225:
222:
218:
217:
214:
210:
209:
206:
202:
201:
196:
195:Class and type
192:
191:
187:
186:
179:
175:
174:
171:
170:Identification
167:
166:
163:
162:Decommissioned
159:
158:
155:
151:
150:
147:
143:
142:
137:
133:
132:
126:
122:
121:
108:
107:
100:
96:
95:
92:
91:Identification
88:
87:
84:
80:
79:
74:
70:
69:
64:
60:
59:
53:
49:
48:
46:United Kingdom
35:
34:
30:
29:
26:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2170:
2159:
2156:
2154:
2151:
2149:
2146:
2144:
2141:
2139:
2136:
2134:
2131:
2129:
2126:
2125:
2123:
2108:
2107:
2103:
2101:
2100:
2096:
2094:
2093:
2089:
2087:
2086:
2082:
2080:
2079:
2075:
2073:
2072:
2068:
2066:
2065:
2061:
2059:
2058:
2054:
2052:
2051:
2047:
2045:
2044:
2040:
2038:
2037:
2033:
2031:
2030:
2026:
2024:
2023:
2019:
2017:
2016:
2012:
2010:
2009:
2005:
2004:
2002:
1998:
1993:
1983:
1982:
1978:
1976:
1975:
1971:
1969:
1968:
1964:
1962:
1961:
1957:
1955:
1954:
1950:
1948:
1947:
1943:
1941:
1940:
1936:
1934:
1933:
1929:
1928:
1926:
1922:
1918:
1915:Fleet of the
1912:
1900:
1899:
1895:
1892:
1888:
1887:
1883:
1880:
1876:
1875:
1871:
1868:
1864:
1863:
1859:
1856:
1852:
1851:
1847:
1844:
1840:
1839:
1835:
1832:
1828:
1827:
1823:
1820:
1816:
1815:
1811:
1808:
1804:
1803:
1799:
1797:
1796:
1792:
1791:
1789:
1787:
1775:
1769:
1768:
1764:
1762:
1761:
1757:
1756:
1754:
1752:
1740:
1733:
1729:
1728:
1724:
1721:
1717:
1716:
1712:
1709:
1705:
1704:
1700:
1697:
1693:
1692:
1688:
1685:
1681:
1680:
1676:
1673:
1669:
1668:
1664:
1661:
1657:
1656:
1652:
1651:
1649:
1647:
1635:
1628:
1624:
1623:
1619:
1616:
1612:
1611:
1607:
1604:
1600:
1599:
1595:
1594:
1592:
1590:
1578:
1571:
1567:
1566:
1562:
1559:
1555:
1554:
1550:
1547:
1543:
1542:
1538:
1535:
1531:
1530:
1526:
1525:
1523:
1521:
1509:
1502:
1498:
1497:
1493:
1492:
1490:
1488:
1476:
1469:
1465:
1464:
1460:
1457:
1453:
1452:
1448:
1445:
1441:
1440:
1436:
1433:
1429:
1428:
1424:
1421:
1417:
1416:
1412:
1409:
1405:
1404:
1400:
1399:
1397:
1395:
1383:
1376:
1372:
1371:
1367:
1364:
1360:
1359:
1355:
1352:
1348:
1347:
1343:
1340:
1336:
1335:
1331:
1328:
1324:
1323:
1319:
1316:
1312:
1311:
1307:
1306:
1304:
1302:
1290:
1284:
1283:
1279:
1277:
1276:
1272:
1270:
1269:
1265:
1263:
1262:
1258:
1256:
1255:
1251:
1249:
1248:
1244:
1242:
1241:
1237:
1235:
1234:
1230:
1228:
1227:
1223:
1221:
1220:
1216:
1214:
1213:
1209:
1207:
1206:
1202:
1200:
1199:
1195:
1193:
1192:
1188:
1186:
1185:
1181:
1179:
1178:
1174:
1172:
1171:
1167:
1165:
1164:
1160:
1158:
1157:
1153:
1151:
1150:
1146:
1144:
1143:
1139:
1137:
1136:
1132:
1130:
1129:
1125:
1123:
1122:
1118:
1116:
1115:
1111:
1109:
1108:
1104:
1102:
1101:
1097:
1095:
1094:
1090:
1088:
1087:
1083:
1081:
1080:
1076:
1074:
1073:
1069:
1067:
1066:
1062:
1060:
1059:
1055:
1053:
1052:
1048:
1046:
1045:
1041:
1039:
1038:
1034:
1032:
1031:
1027:
1025:
1024:
1020:
1018:
1017:
1013:
1011:
1010:
1006:
1004:
1003:
999:
997:
996:
992:
990:
989:
985:
983:
982:
978:
976:
975:
971:
969:
968:
964:
962:
961:
957:
955:
954:
950:
948:
947:
943:
941:
940:
936:
934:
933:
929:
927:
926:
922:
920:
919:
915:
913:
912:
908:
906:
905:
901:
899:
898:
897:Invermoriston
894:
892:
891:
887:
885:
884:
880:
878:
877:
873:
871:
870:
866:
864:
863:
859:
857:
856:
852:
850:
849:
845:
843:
842:
838:
836:
835:
831:
829:
828:
824:
822:
821:
817:
815:
814:
810:
808:
807:
803:
801:
800:
796:
794:
793:
789:
787:
786:
782:
780:
779:
775:
773:
772:
768:
766:
765:
761:
759:
758:
754:
752:
751:
747:
745:
744:
740:
738:
737:
733:
731:
730:
726:
724:
723:
719:
717:
716:
712:
710:
709:
705:
703:
702:
698:
696:
695:
691:
689:
688:
684:
682:
681:
677:
675:
674:
670:
668:
667:
663:
661:
660:
656:
654:
653:
649:
647:
646:
642:
640:
639:
635:
633:
632:
628:
626:
625:
621:
619:
618:
614:
612:
611:
607:
605:
604:
600:
598:
597:
593:
591:
590:
586:
584:
583:
579:
577:
576:
572:
570:
569:
565:
563:
562:
558:
556:
555:
551:
549:
548:
544:
542:
541:
537:
535:
534:
530:
528:
527:
523:
521:
520:
516:
514:
513:
509:
507:
506:
502:
500:
499:
495:
493:
492:
488:
486:
485:
481:
480:
478:
476:
464:
460:
455:
436:
430:
427:
414:
410:
404:
402:
400:
396:
389:
387:
385:
380:
378:
373:
372:Mediterranean
369:
365:
360:
358:
354:
350:
347:
343:
335:
333:
331:
330:
324:
320:
316:
312:
307:
305:
304:
299:
298:
293:
289:
286:
282:
280:
267:
263:
260:
257:
256:
255:
252:
251:
247:
244:
243:
239:
236:
235:
231:
228:
227:
223:
220:
219:
215:
212:
211:
207:
204:
203:
200:
197:
194:
193:
188:
184:
180:
177:
176:
172:
169:
168:
164:
161:
160:
156:
153:
152:
148:
145:
144:
141:
138:
135:
134:
131:
127:
124:
123:
109:
105:
101:
98:
97:
93:
90:
89:
86:24 March 1954
85:
82:
81:
78:
75:
72:
71:
68:
65:
62:
61:
58:
54:
51:
50:
36:
31:
24:
19:
16:
2105:
2098:
2091:
2084:
2077:
2070:
2063:
2056:
2049:
2048:
2042:
2035:
2028:
2021:
2014:
2007:
1980:
1973:
1966:
1959:
1952:
1945:
1938:
1931:
1924:Active fleet
1897:
1890:
1885:
1878:
1873:
1866:
1861:
1854:
1849:
1842:
1837:
1830:
1825:
1818:
1814:Johannesburg
1813:
1806:
1801:
1794:
1766:
1759:
1731:
1726:
1719:
1714:
1707:
1702:
1695:
1690:
1683:
1678:
1671:
1666:
1659:
1654:
1626:
1621:
1614:
1609:
1602:
1597:
1596:
1569:
1564:
1557:
1552:
1545:
1540:
1533:
1528:
1500:
1495:
1467:
1462:
1455:
1450:
1443:
1438:
1431:
1426:
1419:
1414:
1407:
1402:
1374:
1369:
1362:
1357:
1350:
1345:
1338:
1333:
1326:
1321:
1314:
1309:
1281:
1274:
1267:
1260:
1253:
1246:
1239:
1232:
1225:
1218:
1211:
1204:
1197:
1190:
1183:
1176:
1169:
1162:
1155:
1148:
1141:
1134:
1127:
1120:
1113:
1106:
1099:
1092:
1085:
1078:
1071:
1064:
1057:
1050:
1043:
1036:
1029:
1022:
1015:
1008:
1001:
994:
987:
980:
973:
966:
959:
952:
945:
938:
931:
924:
917:
910:
903:
896:
889:
882:
875:
868:
861:
854:
847:
840:
833:
826:
819:
812:
805:
798:
791:
784:
777:
770:
763:
756:
749:
742:
735:
728:
721:
714:
707:
700:
693:
686:
679:
672:
665:
658:
651:
644:
637:
630:
623:
616:
609:
602:
595:
588:
581:
574:
567:
560:
553:
546:
539:
532:
525:
518:
511:
504:
497:
490:
483:
439:. Retrieved
429:
417:. Retrieved
413:the original
383:
381:
367:
363:
361:
352:
346:Flower-class
341:
339:
328:
326:
310:
308:
302:
296:
278:
276:
275:
205:Displacement
154:Commissioned
129:
56:
15:
1953:James Joyce
1802:East London
1520:Indian Navy
1432:Somerleyton
1177:Stubbington
1163:Somerleyton
673:Chilcompton
540:Beachampton
288:minesweeper
77:Thornycroft
2133:1954 ships
2122:Categories
1891:Packington
1886:Walvisbaai
1850:Mosselbaai
1732:Lullington
1660:Thankerton
1546:Wennington
1487:Ghana Navy
1315:Rennington
1233:Wennington
1205:Thankerton
1184:Sullington
1128:Shavington
1107:Roddington
1093:Rennington
1079:Puncheston
1072:Pollington
1051:Packington
988:Lullington
967:Letterston
946:Kirkliston
925:Kellington
883:Hubberston
862:Highburton
834:Glasserton
722:Dalswinton
687:Clarbeston
638:Carhampton
624:Buttington
610:Bronington
582:Bossington
561:Bickington
475:Royal Navy
390:References
261:/60 Bofors
245:Complement
1879:Dunkerton
1867:Dumbleton
1855:Oakington
1838:Kimberley
1819:Castleton
1760:Hickleton
1708:Darlaston
1684:Essington
1655:Brinchang
1558:Durweston
1541:Cuddalore
1529:Cannanore
1501:Aldington
1444:Singleton
1408:Chediston
1375:Bevington
1358:Rio Negro
1351:Hickleton
1339:Ilmington
1268:Woolaston
1261:Wolverton
1254:Wlkieston
1226:Wasperton
1219:Walkerton
1149:Singleton
1030:Oakington
995:Maddiston
939:Kildarton
918:Kedleston
890:Ilmington
869:Hodgeston
855:Hickleton
820:Floriston
806:Fittleton
799:Fiskerton
785:Essington
771:Durweston
764:Dunkerton
757:Dumbleton
729:Darlaston
666:Chediston
645:Castleton
617:Burnaston
568:Bildeston
554:Bevington
533:Badminton
498:Alfriston
491:Aldington
357:Gibraltar
349:corvettes
340:The name
327:HMS
285:Ton-class
1974:Aoibhinn
1898:Windhoek
1874:Pretoria
1843:Stratton
1831:Hazleton
1826:Kaapstad
1720:Edderton
1715:Perantau
1703:Mahamiru
1679:Kinabalu
1603:Alverton
1553:Kakinada
1456:Alcaston
1420:Swanston
1191:Swanston
1170:Stratton
1156:Soberton
1142:Shoulton
1135:Sheraton
1086:Quainton
981:Lewiston
974:Leverton
953:Laleston
932:Kemerton
876:Houghton
841:Hazleton
827:Gavinton
813:Flockton
778:Edderton
736:Derriton
701:Crichton
694:Coniston
596:Brereton
589:Boulston
519:Appleton
505:Alverton
484:Alcaston
441:31 March
419:31 March
382:In 1984
353:Alverton
336:Handover
329:Alverton
253:Armament
181:Sold to
146:Acquired
136:Namesake
102:Sold to
83:Launched
67:Alverton
63:Namesake
57:Alverton
2085:Aisling
2064:Deirdre
2043:Grainne
2029:Setanta
1981:Gobnait
1807:Chilton
1672:Dilston
1627:Oulston
1622:Grainne
1615:Blaxton
1570:Overton
1534:Whitton
1468:Jackton
1363:Tarlton
1346:Neuquen
1334:Formosa
1282:Yarnton
1240:Whitton
1198:Tarlton
1058:Penston
1044:Overton
1037:Oulston
1016:Monkton
1002:Maryton
911:Jackton
904:Iveston
743:Dilston
708:Crofton
680:Chilton
659:Chawton
652:Caunton
603:Brinton
575:Blaxton
512:Amerton
323:Ireland
297:Grainne
290:in the
229:Draught
183:Spanish
104:Ireland
73:Builder
33:History
2092:Eithne
2036:Ferdia
2022:Cliona
1932:Róisín
1795:Durban
1783:
1767:Santon
1748:
1696:Hexton
1691:Ledang
1643:
1586:
1565:Karwar
1517:
1484:
1403:Curlew
1391:
1327:Santon
1322:Chubut
1298:
1275:Wotton
1247:Wiston
1121:Sefton
1114:Santon
1100:Repton
1065:Picton
1023:Nurton
1009:Maxton
960:Lanton
848:Hexton
792:Fenton
750:Dufton
715:Cuxton
631:Calton
547:Belton
526:Ashton
472:
377:Lisbon
283:was a
281:(CM11)
213:Length
2106:Ciara
2078:Aoife
2050:Banba
2008:Macha
1939:Niamh
1727:Tahan
1667:Jerai
1598:Banba
1496:Ejura
1451:Snipe
1310:Chaco
1212:Upton
384:Banba
364:Banba
342:Banba
315:Banba
311:Banba
279:Banba
259:40 mm
237:Speed
140:Banba
130:Banba
94:M1104
2099:Orla
2071:Emer
2057:Fola
2015:Maev
1889:(ex-
1877:(ex-
1865:(ex-
1853:(ex-
1841:(ex-
1829:(ex-
1817:(ex-
1805:(ex-
1730:(ex-
1718:(ex-
1706:(ex-
1694:(ex-
1682:(ex-
1670:(ex-
1658:(ex-
1625:(ex-
1613:(ex-
1610:Fola
1601:(ex-
1568:(ex-
1556:(ex-
1544:(ex-
1532:(ex-
1499:(ex-
1466:(ex-
1463:Teal
1454:(ex-
1442:(ex-
1439:Ibis
1430:(ex-
1427:Hawk
1418:(ex-
1415:Gull
1406:(ex-
1373:(ex-
1361:(ex-
1349:(ex-
1337:(ex-
1325:(ex-
1313:(ex-
443:2013
421:2013
368:Fola
303:Fola
300:and
264:2 ×
221:Beam
178:Fate
173:CM11
165:1984
125:Name
99:Fate
55:HMS
52:Name
309:LÉ
277:LÉ
128:LÉ
2124::
398:^
359:.
332:.
306:.
268:AA
248:30
1893:)
1881:)
1869:)
1857:)
1845:)
1833:)
1821:)
1809:)
1734:)
1722:)
1710:)
1698:)
1686:)
1674:)
1662:)
1629:)
1617:)
1605:)
1572:)
1560:)
1548:)
1536:)
1503:)
1470:)
1458:)
1446:)
1434:)
1422:)
1410:)
1377:)
1365:)
1353:)
1341:)
1329:)
1317:)
445:.
423:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
