LÉ Niamh

	Niamh sailing in August 2013
History
Ireland
Name	LÉ Niamh
Namesake	Niamh, an Irish mythological character
Builder	Appledore Shipbuilders, North Devon
Commissioned	18 September 2001
Homeport	Haulbowline Naval Base
Identification	IMO number: 9231456; MMSI number: 250480000; Callsign: EIYN; Pennant number: P52;
Status	Under repair and "mid-life upgrade" as of February 2023
General characteristics
Class & type	Róisín-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	1,500 tonnes standard
Length	78.84 m (258.7 ft) overall
Beam	14 m (46 ft)
Draught	3.8 m (12 ft)
Speed	42.6 km/h (23.0 kn) maximum
Boats & landing; craft carried	2 Delta 6.5 m (21 ft) RHIBs; 1 Avon 5.4 m (18 ft) RHIB;
Complement	44 (6 officers and 38 ratings)
Armament	1 × 76 mm OTO Melara Cannon; 2 × 20 mm Rheinmetall Rh202 Canon; 2 × 12.7 mm HMG; 4 × 7.62 mm GPMG;

LÉ Niamh (P52) is a Róisín-class offshore patrol vessel in the Irish Naval Service. The ship is named after Niamh, queen of Tír na nÓg, from Irish mythology. Commissioned in 2001, as of 2020 the ship was in active service.

History
Niamh sailing in August 2013
Ireland
Name	LÉ Niamh
Namesake	Niamh, an Irish mythological character
Builder	Appledore Shipbuilders, North Devon
Commissioned	18 September 2001
Homeport	Haulbowline Naval Base
Identification	IMO number: 9231456 MMSI number: 250480000 Callsign: EIYN Pennant number: P52
Status	Under repair and "mid-life upgrade" as of February 2023
General characteristics
Class & type	Róisín-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	1,500 tonnes standard
Length	78.84 m (258.7 ft) overall
Beam	14 m (46 ft)
Draught	3.8 m (12 ft)
Speed	42.6 km/h (23.0 kn) maximum
Boats & landing craft carried	2 Delta 6.5 m (21 ft) RHIBs 1 Avon 5.4 m (18 ft) RHIB
Complement	44 (6 officers and 38 ratings)
Armament	1 × 76 mm OTO Melara Cannon 2 × 20 mm Rheinmetall Rh202 Canon 2 × 12.7 mm HMG 4 × 7.62 mm GPMG