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| Ship builder = [[Babcock Marine]] [[Appledore Shipbuilders|Appledore]], [[North Devon]]
| Ship builder = [[Babcock Marine]] [[Appledore Shipbuilders|Appledore]], [[North Devon]]
| Ship original cost = €67 million<ref name="afloat-oct-2018">{{Cite news|url=https://afloat.ie/port-news/navy/item/40861-naval-service-latest-newbuild-l-e-george-bernard-shaw-makes-delivery-voyage-to-cork-harbour|title=Naval Service Latest Newbuild LÉ George Bernard Shaw Makes Delivery Voyage to Cork Harbour|last=Ashmore|first=Jehan|access-date=2018-10-21|language=en-gb}}</ref>
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| Ship laid down = 28 February 2017
| Ship laid down = 28 February 2017
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| Ship status = Fitting out<ref name="afloat-oct-2018" />
| Ship status = Under construction<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://afloat.ie/port-news/navy/item/35121-fourth-irish-naval-service-vessel-to-be-named-george-bernard-shaw|title=Fourth Irish Naval Service Vessel To Be Named 'George Bernard Shaw'|first=Thomas|last=Hall|publisher=}}</ref>
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'''LÉ ''George Bernard Shaw'' (P64)''' is a {{sclass-|Samuel Beckett|offshore patrol vessel}} (OPV) which, {{as of|March 2018|lc=y}}, is under construction for the [[Irish Naval Service]]. It is expected to be named for writer [[George Bernard Shaw]], and the fourth ship in a series of vessels designed by [[Vard|Vard Marine]] and built by [[Babcock Marine Appledore]].
'''LÉ ''George Bernard Shaw'' (P64)''' is a {{sclass-|Samuel Beckett|offshore patrol vessel}} (OPV) which, {{as of|March 2018|lc=y}}, is under construction for the [[Irish Naval Service]]. It is expected to be named for writer [[George Bernard Shaw]], and the fourth ship in a series of vessels designed by [[Vard|Vard Marine]] and built by [[Babcock Marine Appledore]].


Constructed in [[Devon]], the vessel underwent [[keel laying]] in February 2017.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://coastmonkey.ie/new-irish-naval-service-ship-george-bernard-shaw/|title=New Irish Naval Service Ship to be named LÉ George Bernard Shaw|date=1 March 2017|publisher=}}</ref> The vessel was first floated-out of the dry dock during March 2018, and is planned for delivery during 2018 following additional fitting-out and testing.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://afloat.ie/port-news/navy/item/38635-latest-playwright-opv-le-george-bernard-shaw-is-floated-out | publisher = Afloat Magazine | title = Latest Irish Naval Service OPV LÉ George Bernard Shaw Is Floated-Out | date = 9 March 2018 }}</ref>
Constructed in [[Devon]], the vessel underwent [[keel laying]] in February 2017.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://afloat.ie/port-news/navy/item/35121-fourth-irish-naval-service-vessel-to-be-named-george-bernard-shaw|title=Fourth Irish Naval Service Vessel To Be Named 'George Bernard Shaw'|first=Thomas|last=Hall|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://coastmonkey.ie/new-irish-naval-service-ship-george-bernard-shaw/|title=New Irish Naval Service Ship to be named LÉ George Bernard Shaw|date=1 March 2017|publisher=}}</ref> The vessel was first floated-out of the dry dock during March 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url = https://afloat.ie/port-news/navy/item/38635-latest-playwright-opv-le-george-bernard-shaw-is-floated-out | publisher = Afloat Magazine | title = Latest Irish Naval Service OPV LÉ George Bernard Shaw Is Floated-Out | date = 9 March 2018 }}</ref> and was delivered to Haulbowline Naval Base on 11 October 2018, with final fitting out, including installation of the main 76 mm cannon, to come.<ref name="afloat-oct-2018" /><ref name="DoD-oct-2018">{{Cite web|url=https://www.defence.ie/press/press-releases/minister-kehoe-welcomes-arrival-4th-offshore-patrol-vessel-opv-naval-service|title=Minister Kehoe welcomes arrival of 4th Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) for the Naval Service {{!}} Department of Defence|website=www.defence.ie|language=en|access-date=2018-10-21}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:29, 21 October 2018

LÉ George Bernard Shaw (P64) off Ilfracombe in July 2018
History
Ireland
NameLÉ George Bernard Shaw
NamesakeGeorge Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright
BuilderBabcock Marine Appledore, North Devon
Cost€67 million[1]
Laid down28 February 2017
Launched2 March 2018
Identification
StatusFitting out[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement2,256 tonnes
Length90.00 m (295.28 ft)[2]
Beam14.00 m (45.93 ft)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[3]
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi)[4]
Armament

LÉ George Bernard Shaw (P64) is a Template:Sclass- (OPV) which, as of March 2018, is under construction for the Irish Naval Service. It is expected to be named for writer George Bernard Shaw, and the fourth ship in a series of vessels designed by Vard Marine and built by Babcock Marine Appledore.

Constructed in Devon, the vessel underwent keel laying in February 2017.[5][6] The vessel was first floated-out of the dry dock during March 2018,[7] and was delivered to Haulbowline Naval Base on 11 October 2018, with final fitting out, including installation of the main 76 mm cannon, to come.[1][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ashmore, Jehan. "Naval Service Latest Newbuild LÉ George Bernard Shaw Makes Delivery Voyage to Cork Harbour". Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Irish Naval Service floats third OPV". Shephard Media. 16 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Babcock floats out fourth Irish OPV LÉ George Bernard Shaw". Naval-technology.com. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Irish Navy's third Samuel Beckett-class OPV LÉ William Butler Yeats floated out". Naval-Technology.com. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. ^ Hall, Thomas. "Fourth Irish Naval Service Vessel To Be Named 'George Bernard Shaw'".
  6. ^ "New Irish Naval Service Ship to be named LÉ George Bernard Shaw". 1 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Latest Irish Naval Service OPV LÉ George Bernard Shaw Is Floated-Out". Afloat Magazine. 9 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Minister Kehoe welcomes arrival of 4th Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) for the Naval Service | Department of Defence". www.defence.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
Irish Navy P60 OPV George Bernard Shaw (P64) anchored off Ilfracombe, North Devon, UK October 2018
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