LÉ Fola
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Blaxton |
| Namesake | Village of Blaxton, Doncaster |
| Launched | 21 June 1955 |
| Fate | Transferred to Irish Naval Service |
| 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 & 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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LÉ Fola (CM12) was a Ton-class minesweeper of the Irish Naval Service.
Launched in 1955 as HMS Blaxton (M1132) for the Royal Navy (RN), 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.