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LÉ ''Deirdre'' (P20) was a ship in the Irish Naval Service. She was named after Deirdre, a tragic heroine from Irish mythology who committed suicide after her lover's murder. ''Deirdre'' was built as a replacement for the s. She was to have longer range and be a more seaworthy ship for work in the Atlantic. ''Deirdre'' became the prototype for the later ''Emer''s. Notably, ''Deirdre'' was one of the vessels involved in the 1979 Fastnet race rescue operations, assisting the crews of two yachts - the SV ''Regardless'' of Cork and the SV ''Silver Apple'' of Howth. ''Deirdre'' was sold at public auction for IR£190,000. She was purchased by the English yacht chartering company Seastream International for conversion into luxury charter yacht ''Tosca IV'' for the company's owner, businessman Christopher Matthews. Speaking on the radio, a Seastream spokesman appeared pleased with their bargain as they had been prepared to bid up to IR£500,000. The auction starting price had been IR£60,000. The conversion in a Polish shipyard was not completed as the English owner died. In 2007 she was towed to Brazil for further refit and completion. Substantially complete she arrived at Jacksonville, Florida in September 2012 for final outfitting as ''Santa Rita I''. In August 2014, ''Santa Rita I'' (LÉ ''Deirdre''), was towed to Green Cove Springs, Florida, for breaking.〔http://forum.irishmilitaryonline.com/showthread.php?2067-L-E-Deirdre&p=418082&viewfull=1#post418082〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LÉ Deirdre (P20)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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