LÉ James Joyce
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LÉ James Joyce (P62) is a Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) which was built by Babcock Marine Appledore for the Irish Naval Service.[6][7] Although criticised by a descendant of the author,[8][9] the ship was named for writer James Joyce.[10][11]
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Ireland | |
Name | LÉ James Joyce |
Namesake | James Joyce, Irish novelist and poet |
Ordered | October 2010 |
Builder | Babcock Marine Appledore, North Devon |
Cost | €71 million[1] |
Laid down | November 2013 |
Launched | 23 November 2014 |
Sponsored by | Carol Joyce |
Christened | 1 September 2015[2] |
Commissioned | 1 September 2015[2] |
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Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel |
Displacement | 2,256 tonnes Standard[3] |
Length | 90.00 m (295.28 ft) |
Beam | 14.00 m (45.93 ft) |
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Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) |
Complement | 54 (44 crew + 10 trainees)[4] |
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Aviation facilities | UAV capable[5] |
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