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LÉ ''Eithne'' (P31) is a patrol vessel in service with the Irish Naval Service. The ship is named after Eithne, a tragic heroine and the daughter of the one-eyed Fomorian King, Balor in an early Irish romantic tale. ''Eithne'' was originally built as a long range fisheries patrol vessel, intended to be at sea for up to 30 days. It was originally planned to order four vessels of this class, but budget restrictions prevented this. ==Service== ''Eithne'' was the last ship of the Irish Naval Service to have been built in Ireland, constructed at Verolme Dockyard at Rushbrook, County Cork and completed in 1984. Shipbuilding operations ceased at the yard in 1984, and the yard went into receivership. ''Eithne'' can carry a SA365f Dauphin helicopter, and is the only ship in the Irish Naval Service fleet to have a flight deck. Helicopter operations have stopped in recent years, due in part to the purchase of CASA CN235-100MP Persuader Maritime Patrol Aircraft and decommissioning of the Dauphin helicopters. The vessel was fitted with retractable fin stabilisers to reduce rolling during helicopter operations at sea. In 23 August 2014, asbestos was found on the ship necessitating a clean-up. ''Eithne'' is the third Naval Service vessel with the potentially lethal substance, after asbestos was also found on board LÉ Ciara and LÉ Orla. On 5 May 2015 it was announced by the Minister of Defence Simon Coveney that ''Eithne'' would be deployed to the Mediterranean as part of the EU's ongoing rescue mission for migrants. On 23 June 2015 it was reported that 519 migrants from three separate vesseles had been rescued and taken aboard LÉ ''Eithne'' the previous day, and would be taken to Italy.〔(TRé: LÉ Eithne rescues 519 migrants off coast of Libya )〕 ''Eithne'' is currently the flagship of the Irish Naval Service. 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 Eithne (P31)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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