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Irish Navy's new ships

  • 06-06-2013 09:18AM
    #1
    chughes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭


    http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/ahoy-star-wars-ships-buoy-up-navy-29324232.html

    I see the Irish Navy is to get 2 new ships, according to the Irish Independent. As yet they are unnamed so, following the time honoured tradition of using a female name, I think one of them should be called the LE Angela after our country's leader, Frau Merkel.

    Also in time honoured tradition what would After Hours call the other boat?


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Comments

  • #2
    IM0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,390 ✭✭✭IM0


    I think they should be called ruth and dorothy


  • #3
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,730 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    LE Dana


  • #4
    Tipsy McSwagger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,077 ✭✭✭Tipsy McSwagger


    The Irish Navy is the only navy in the world where you can go home for your dinner every day.


  • #5
    plys
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 221 ✭✭plys


    LE Linda surely??


  • #6
    dh0011
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭dh0011


    They are normally called after women from Irish mythology so probably none of those.


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  • #7
    McDermotX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,096 ✭✭✭✭McDermotX


    Now nothing will stand in our way.


  • #8
    Kenjataimu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,429 ✭✭✭Kenjataimu


    LE Ellie


  • #9
    Dyr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    LE ellie

    LE anette


  • #10
    Remmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭Remmy


    The Jackie - Classy and timeless


  • #11
    Franticfrank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 260 ✭✭Franticfrank


    Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »
    The Irish Navy is the only navy in the world where you can go home for your dinner every day.

    The Irish Navy is actually quite busy patrolling our coastline and does great work intercepting drug runners, clamping down on illegal fishing, etc. They're well entitled to their dinner imo. Great that they're getting two new and modern ships.


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  • #12
    Xavi6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,159 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    LE Salpa

    Both very buoyant in water


  • #13
    trad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,696 ✭✭✭trad


    LE Aldi and LE Lidl

    They'll be cheap and nasty, functional and fcuked when the warranty is up


  • #14
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,730 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    Franticfrank wrote: »
    The Irish Navy is actually quite busy patrolling our coastline and does great work intercepting drug runners, clamping down on illegal fishing, etc. They're well entitled to their dinner imo. Great that they're getting two new and modern ships.

    anyone see the problem here? FACT most drug smuggling and illegal fishing in Irish waters is done at Dinner Time


  • #15
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    We need to get with the times
    LE Jacinta
    LE Sharon
    LE Shanaquilla


  • #16
    BeardySi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,708 ✭✭✭BeardySi


    dh0011 wrote: »
    They are normally called after women from Irish mythology so probably none of those.

    Wasn't LE Róisín named after the defence minister's daughter who happened to have had a suitable gaelic name?


  • #17
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,237 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    As much as I usually enjoy lampooning the living scheisser out of this sort of thing, I suggest, in keeping with tradition, LE Danu and LE Gormflaith.


  • #18
    El Guapo!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,450 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    How embarrassing is it that the article keeps describing them as having "Star Wars" technology?!


  • #19
    Thatnastyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭Thatnastyboy


    Angela Fuckin Merkel my ringpiece.


    Fuck. :mad:

    There's loads of lovely Irish names that could be used for these ships, here's 2 id like.

    LE Gráinne
    LE Siobhán


  • #20
    Mr. CooL ICE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,060 ✭✭✭✭Mr. CooL ICE


    LE Slice Of Life


  • #21
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    El Guapo! wrote: »
    How embarrassing is it that the article keeps describing them as having "Star Wars" technology?!

    Yeah, from the 1970s and greatly overrated.


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  • #22
    WilcoOut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,778 ✭✭✭WilcoOut


    LE Angela

    named after the boss


  • #23
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,730 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    they have built in Light Sabres?


  • #24
    scotchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,256 ✭✭✭scotchy




    .

    💙 💛 💙 💛 💙 💛



  • #25
    Merch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,322 ✭✭✭Merch


    why dont they just get a few drones? cheaper, less manpower


  • #26
    Jester252
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    The Navy needs to stop being sexist.
    LE John and LE Edward and together they are LE Jedward


  • #27
    spank_inferno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,884 ✭✭✭spank_inferno


    Nice vessels.

    More info here:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babcock_Marine_OPV

    Certainly a big upgrade on the "LE Emer" that it will replace.


  • #28
    keith16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭keith16


    Why are you all giving them names in a French accent?


  • #29
    spank_inferno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,884 ✭✭✭spank_inferno


    Merch wrote: »
    why dont they just get a few drones? cheaper, less manpower

    Until drones know how to hand-cuff a drug smuggler, we will still need ships :D


  • #30
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Merch wrote: »
    why dont they just get a few drones? cheaper, less manpower

    If I was a smartass I'd say the drones are all in the FCA/RDF.

    But I'm not so I won't say that. :p


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  • #31
    copperhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 305 ✭✭copperhead


    le twink
    is sure to scare any potential invaders away


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