LÉ Setanta
| History | |
|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Commissioners of Irish Lights.gifCommissioners of Irish Lights | |
| Name | Isolda |
| Namesake | Isolda (Iseult, Isolde) |
| Builder | Liffey Dockyard |
| Launched | 1953 |
| History | |
 Ireland | |
| Name | Setanta |
| Namesake | Sétanta (Cú Chulainn) |
| Acquired | 1976 |
| Decommissioned | 1984 |
| Identification | A15 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | tender, then auxiliary ship |
| Displacement | 1,173 t |
| Length | 63.4 m (208 ft) overall |
| Beam | 11.6 m (38 ft) |
| Depth | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Installed power | 1500 hp |
| Propulsion | Steam reciprocation |
| Speed | 11.4 kn (21.1 km/h) maximum |
| Complement | 44 |
| Armament | 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
LÉ Setanta (A15) was an auxiliary ship in the Irish Naval Service. She was named after Sétanta (Cú Chulainn), a mythical hero of the Ulster Cycle. She served as a training ship.[1] Originally called the tender Isolda and owned by the Commissioners of Irish Lights, the INS bought her in 1976 and used her until 1984 when she was sold to Haulbowline Industries Ltd for scrap.[2][3]
References
- ^ "History - Naval Service - Defence Forces".
- ^ "Fleet History - History - Naval Service - Defence Forces".
- ^ McIvor, Aidan (1 January 1994). "A History of the Irish Naval Service". Irish Academic Press – via Google Books.
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