LÉ Fola
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LÉ Fola (CM12) was a Ton-class minesweeper of the Irish Naval Service.
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Blaxton |
Namesake | Village of Blaxton, Doncaster |
Launched | 21 June 1955 |
Fate | Transferred to Irish Naval Service |
Republic of Ireland | |
Name | LÉ Fola |
Namesake | Fóla, a legendary queen of the Tuatha Dé Danann |
Acquired | 22 February 1971 |
Commissioned | 23 February 1971 |
Decommissioned | 1987 |
Identification | CM12 |
Fate | Sold for scrap |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ton-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 360 tonnes |
Length | 42.67 m (140.0 ft) overall |
Beam | 8.4 m (28 ft) |
Draught | 2.49 m (8 ft 2 in) |
Speed | 28 km/h (15 kn) maximum |
Complement | 30 |
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Launched in 1955 as HMS Blaxton (M1132) for the Royal Navy (RN),[1] the minesweeper was transferred to the Irish Naval Service on 22 February 1971, and renamed after Fóla, a legendary queen of the Tuatha Dé Danann and a poetic name for Ireland.
The minehunter remained in service until 1987, when she was sold for breaking.[2]