3 New Navy Vessels for Irish Naval Service

aindriu80

New Navy ship LE Samuel Beckett on way after sea trials

Sails into Cork Harbour tomorrow morning. Great news, about time.

Horse84

Any idea what time? I'm in passage in the morning might be able to get some pics

roundymac

Showing up on AIS as approaching Roches Point doing 22 knots. Hope shes got good brakes:D. Weather very poor, rain and low clouds. Won't be ang good pictures of her today.

Tabnabs

Larbre34

Shes berthed on the deep jetty on the NW corner of the base, should be a good view from the Lower Road in Cobh now, weather permitting!

Larbre34

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=90169530&postcount=134

Tabnabs

beauf

That middle photo is great

aindriu80

looks great. Nice and new:)

Jim from Cork

She/He seems to be well appointed below deck!
There's some nice below deck pictures on the Naval Photo Section Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/IrishNavyPhotoSection/photos/np.68665638.1164647011/10152358759220944/?type=1&theater

mikeym

Jim from Cork wrote: »

She/He seems to be well appointed below deck!
There's some nice below deck pictures on the Naval Photo Section Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/IrishNavyPhotoSection/photos/np.68665638.1164647011/10152358759220944/?type=1&theater

The cabins look nice.

Im too used to the submarine accomodation on the peacocks

beauf

Can't see those photos...

BowWow

beauf wrote: »

Can't see those photos...

Try this -

https://www.facebook.com/irishnavalservice/photos_stream

Tabnabs

An odd question, but is there no magnetic compass?

beauf

BowWow wrote: »

Try this -

https://www.facebook.com/irishnavalservice/photos_stream

Perfect. Thanks.

Wheelsonthebus

Any idea when we can expect the announcement on the option for the third? Will it be at the commissioning ceremony?

Anyone with any inside knowledge- are they going to go ahead with a third PV90?

sparky42

Wheelsonthebus wrote: »

Any idea when we can expect the announcement on the option for the third? Will it be at the commissioning ceremony?

Anyone with any inside knowledge- are they going to go ahead with a third PV90?

I doubt we'll hear anything about that for a while at best, from what I remember reading even best case it would be closer to the Joyce being handed over before any decision is made, suggestions being to see how Beckett preforms first. I know that before Christmas there was no talk from one of the Naval Engineers on the project about the third one, but they were only starting to cut steel for Joyce at that stage.

nowecant

The closed in mast really does look a lot better and i assume it will make it safer for crew going up there as well.

Any word on when/where the commissioning ceremony is?

a/tel

nowecant wrote: »

The closed in mast really does look a lot better and i assume it will make it safer for crew going up there as well.

Any word on when/where the commissioning ceremony is?

Saturday 17th May - @ Samuel Beckett Bridge, John Rogersons Quay, Dublin

beauf

a/tel wrote: »

Saturday 17th May - @ Samuel Beckett Bridge, John Rogersons Quay, Dublin

Cool. do you know the arrival/departure time or even timetable for the event. Busy on sat but would like to go and look at the ship at some point.

ABC101

Well done to all for the photos, seems a nice ship and hopefully she will provide a good home to all the crew.

One question, the radars, is there any air surveillance radar sets provided, or will they be added later?

I think the LE Eithne has one.

sparky42

ABC101 wrote: »

Well done to all for the photos, seems a nice ship and hopefully she will provide a good home to all the crew.

One question, the radars, is there any air surveillance radar sets provided, or will they be added later?

I think the LE Eithne has one.

I think it comes under the heading of "fitted for, not with". The mast could take it but they haven't speced it with one.

See that she's already been supporting the RNLI in Kinsale according to the Facebook page.

roundymac

ABC101 wrote: »

Well done to all for the photos, seems a nice ship and hopefully she will provide a good home to all the crew.

One question, the radars, is there any air surveillance radar sets provided, or will they be added later?

I think the LE Eithne has one.

There was one on the Eithne but AFAIK it has been removed in recent years, more than likely when the Dauphins were stood down.

ted1

Wheelsonthebus wrote: »

Any idea when we can expect the announcement on the option for the third? Will it be at the commissioning ceremony?

Anyone with any inside knowledge- are they going to go ahead with a third PV90?

I wonder might the British government throw on a few schillings to get a third ship made at the ship yard. Three ships rather than two would really add to its portfolio and help them attract other buisness thus providing jobs over there.


Edit: forgot about the 6bn they already gave.

sparky42

ted1 wrote: »

I wonder might the British government throw on a few schillings to get a third ship made at the ship yard. Three ships rather than two would really add to its portfolio and help them attract other buisness thus providing jobs over there.


Edit: forgot about the 6bn they already gave.

I doubt it, I think they'd have more interest in getting more business for the Clyde yards that have been building the Rivers and the 3 new ones.

a/tel

roundymac wrote: »

There was one on the Eithne but AFAIK it has been removed in recent years, more than likely when the Dauphins were stood down.

Has not been removed, upgraded a few years ago actually.

The P60s have been futureproofed for the system, i presume its a money issue why they are not installed.

Morpheus

a/tel wrote: »

Has not been removed, upgraded a few years ago actually.

The P60s have been futureproofed for the system, i presume its a money issue why they are not installed.

What version of Air Surveillance Radar has she got now?

Larbre34

Morpheus wrote: »

What version of Air Surveillance Radar has she got now?

Even if someone knows the specs, should they be telling?

a/tel

Larbre34 wrote: »

Even if someone knows the specs, should they be telling?

Good point. Even if i knew, wouldnt be putting it in a public forum

pilatus

I may be wrong but I don't think she has a dedicated air search radar unit. OPSEC is no issue here I dont believe, as the tenders were released long ago for the radar unit she had installed. Without giving away the specific model or any specs, Beckett is fitted with a Kelvin Hughes unit, which is in use on many commercial vessel's.

Remember dedicated air surveillance radars are expensive and for an OPV operating off Ireland, it's just another gucci accessory that will suck up funds to keep it detecting flocks of seagulls and migrating swallows.