LÉ Ciara
Ciara at Haulbowline in March 2008 | |
| United Kingdom | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMS Swallow |
| Builder | Hall Russell |
| Yard number | 991 |
| Launched | 30 March 1984 |
| Completed | 17 October 1984 |
| Identification | Pennant number: P242 |
| Fate | Sold to Irish Naval Service 1988 |
| Ireland | |
| Name | LÉ Ciara |
| Namesake | Saint Ciara |
| Acquired | 1988 |
| Commissioned | 16 January 1989 |
| Decommissioned | 8 July 2022 |
| Homeport | Haulbowline Naval Base |
| Identification |
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| Nickname(s) | "Road Runner" |
| Status | Awaiting disposal |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Peacock-class patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 712 tonnes full load |
| Length | 62.6 m (205 ft) |
| Beam | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Draught | 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 10,600 kW (14,200 bhp) |
| Speed |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | X2 Avon 5.4 m (18 ft) seariders |
| Complement | 39 (6 officers and 33 ratings) |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Belted Steel |
LÉ Ciara (P42) was a Peacock-class patrol vessel in the Irish Naval Service. Like the rest of her class, she was originally designed for use by the British Royal Navy in Hong Kong waters, and was delivered in 1984 by Hall, Russell & Company as HMS Swallow (P242). The ship was passed to the Irish Naval Service in 1988 and was commissioned under her current name by the then Taoiseach Charles Haughey on 16 January 1989. She was decommissioned, together with her sister ship Orla, in 2022.