LÉ James Joyce

	LÉ James Joyce moored at Haulbowline
History
Ireland
Name	LÉ James Joyce
Namesake	James Joyce, Irish novelist and poet
Ordered	October 2010
Builder	Babcock Marine Appledore, North Devon
Cost	€71 million
Laid down	November 2013
Launched	23 November 2014
Sponsored by	Carol Joyce
Christened	1 September 2015
Commissioned	1 September 2015
Identification	IMO number: 9614672; MMSI number: 250003146; Callsign: EIYZ; Hull number: P62;
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	2,256 tonnes Standard
Length	90.00 m (295.28 ft)
Beam	14.00 m (45.93 ft)
Speed	15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) cruise; 23 kn (43 km/h; 26 mph) maximum;
Range	6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi)
Complement	54 (44 crew + 10 trainees)
Armament	1 × OTO Melara 76 mm cannon; 2 × 20 mm Rheinmetall Rh202 cannon; 2 × 12.7 mm HMG; 4 × 7.62 mm GPMG;
Aviation facilities	UAV capable

LÉ James Joyce (P62) is a Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) which was built by Babcock Marine Appledore for the Irish Naval Service. Although criticised by a descendant of the author, the ship was named for writer James Joyce.