3 New Navy Vessels for Irish Naval Service

After recent/current life-extension refits, not on your absolute nelly.

No further ships will be retired until Róisín in 7-10 years.

The last few years have been poor, but hopefully the next government will push even more aggressively with the structural reforms and investment that has begun. So I hope you're wrong and that these ships can be put back into full-time operational service in the next 12 to 24 months.

All we can do is wait and see who gets returned to government, who gets the job and then how committed they are.

These are training vessels for the NSR. The vessels will only be armed and fitted with military comms if PDF personnel are aboard for certain operations. These launches are not commissioned state vessels like the NS fleet, and are therfore limited in what operations they can carry out.

However they will be invaluable for training NSR personnel to a higher standard in seamanship etc, and that can only be a very good thing for the NS and the reserve.

The below is from defence forces social media.

The first of four custom built Naval Service Reserve launches were delivered to the Naval Base today by @cygnusboats. These Irish built boats will enable the NSR to conduct Maritime Defence and Security Operations in support of the Navy’s roles and responsibilities. The launches will be armed with a 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun. They are fitted with a crane and gantry that will enable a sub-surface capability such as diving operations and searches using towed sonar. The delivery today marks yet another positive step in the regeneration and development of our Reserve Defence Force. The NSR offers part time opportunities in our @irishdefenceforces. They are recruiting in each of the four Units located in Cork, Dublin, Limerick and Waterford. Apply today at www.military.ie @irish_defenceforce_recruitment @naval_service @navalservicereserve

Looks like the NSDS got a 2nd one of those nice Polarcircle dive boats

O/C Liam O Sullivan

Is the mobile crane removing.a small boat beside them?

Thats great news havent they only went out to tender for the main project?

At least someone has the right mindset to bascially do a site clearence job.

Betteridge's law.

Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no.

Loophole in this case if you use the word 'may'.

Not to say its untrue or inaccurate, but just take it with a grain of salt as newspapers MAY make money through exaggeration and drama. They MAY be eager to be selective on details.

Even a few manuals would do the trick.

Now that's what I'd call a proper MRV!

Shame our lads ain't gettin one of these.

Ideal for gettin rid of them Russian so and so and sos! Merry Christmas

oh come on, do you really think he has a clue about such “minor” details…

I do not. What was I thinking.