LÉ William Butler Yeats (P63)

History
Ireland
Name: LÉ William Butler Yeats
Namesake: W. B. Yeats, Irish poet
Builder: Babcock Marine, North Devon
Cost: €71 million[1]
Identification: P63
Status: under construction, as of March 2016
General characteristics
Class and type: Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel
Length: 90.00 m (295.28 ft)[2]
Beam: 14.00 m (45.93 ft)
Range: 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi)[3]
Armament:

LÉ William Butler Yeats (P63) is a Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) which, as of March 2016, is under construction for the Irish Naval Service.[4] Due to be named for poet W. B. Yeats, the ship is the last in a series of three vessels designed by Vard Marine and built by Babcock Marine Appledore.[1][5][6] The ship was floated out of the shipyard in March 2016,[4] and due for completion and delivery before the end of 2016.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "New Naval Service ship to be called LÉ William Butler Yeats" (Press release). Department of Defence. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Irish Naval Service floats third OPV". Shephard Media. 16 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Irish Navy's third Samuel Beckett-class OPV LÉ William Butler Yeats floated out". Naval-Technology.com. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Third 'Samuel Beckett' OPV90 class LÉ William Butler Yeats Floated-Out". Afloat Magazine. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Government to purchase third new Naval Service ship". Irish Times. 9 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "New naval ship to be called LÉ William Butler Yeats". Irish Examiner. 22 July 2015.
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