LÉ Emer
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LÉ Emer (P21) of the Irish Naval Service, now known as NNS Prosperity of the Nigerian Navy, was built as a patrol vessel in Verolme Dockyard, Cork, Ireland in 1977.[1]
Emer at Haulbowline in October 2007 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Ireland | |
| Name | LÉ Emer |
| Namesake | Emer, the principal wife of Cúchulainn |
| Builder | Verolme Dockyard, Cork |
| Yard number | 29 |
| Laid down | 28 February 1977 |
| Launched | 26 September 1977 |
| Commissioned | 16 January 1978 |
| Decommissioned | 20 September 2013 |
| Home port | Haulbowline Naval Base |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Discarded 2013 |
 Nigeria | |
| Name | NNS Prosperity |
| Acquired | Seized 2014 |
| Commissioned | 19 February 2015 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Emer-class offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 1,019.5 tonnes Standard |
| Length | 65.2 m (214 ft) overall |
| Beam | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Draught | 4.4 m (14 ft) |
| Speed | 31.5 km/h (17.0 kn) maximum |
| Complement | 46 (5 officers and 41 ratings ) |
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After evaluating Deirdre for 3 years, Emer was ordered by the Irish Naval Service in 1975. Commissioned in January 1978, she was named after Emer, the principal wife of Cúchulainn, a legendary Irish folk hero.[2]
She was an improved version of the sole of class Deirdre and similar to LÉ Aoife (P22) and LÉ Aisling (P23)[citation needed]. She was commissioned on 16 January 1978 and had 35 years of service with the Irish Naval Service.[2]
Decommissioned on 20 September 2013,[3] in October 2013 Emer was sold at auction for €320,000 to a Nigerian businessman.[4]
In July 2014 Emer was impounded by the Nigerian Navy because the new owner had failed to secure the necessary military approval before bringing the ship into Nigerian waters.[5] On 19 February 2015 Emer was commissioned into the Nigerian Navy as a training ship and renamed NNS Prosperity.[6][7]
