LÉ Cliona (03)
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| Career |
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 17 September 1940 |
| Launched: | 11 August 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 3 February 1947 |
| Decommissioned: | 2 November 1970 |
| Fate: | Decommissioned/Scraped |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1280 tons max |
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| Speed: | 16 knots (29.6 km/h) |
| Complement: | 79 (5 Officers 74 Ratings) |
| Armament: | Single B1 MK 1X LA 4" Gun, Single Vickers 2-pdr pom pom, two (single) 20mm AA Guns, one hedgehog mortor, 4 depth charge throwers, two depth charge racks |
LÉ Cliona (03) was a ship in the Irish Naval Service.
The LÉ Clíona (ex. HMS Bellwort K114) was built by George Brown & Co, Greenock. Handed over to the Naval Service and commissioned by Lt. Walter J. Reidy the same day. She was sold to Haulbowline Industries for scrap on and was removed to Passage West on the 4 November 1970.
She was named after Cliodhna, an ancient Irish goddess of love.
| Irish Naval Service Fleet |
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| Active Fleet | |
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LÉ Emer (P21) |
LÉ Aoife (P22) |
LÉ Aisling (P23) |
LÉ Eithne (P31) |
LÉ Orla (P41) |
LÉ Ciara (P42) |
LÉ Niamh (P52) |
LÉ Róisín (P51)
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| Decommissioned | |
| LÉ Muirchú | LÉ Deirdre (P20) | LÉ Grainne (CM10) | LÉ Banba (CM11) | LÉ Fola (CM12) | LÉ Macha (01) | LÉ Maev (02) | LÉ Cliona (03) | |
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