List of Irish state vessels

This list identifies active and former maritime vessels of the Irish state, both civilian and military. This list is incomplete.

Name	Type	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Length	Notes
Patrol vessels
LÉ Samuel Beckett	Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV)	P61	2014	2,256 t	90 m	Three P60s on operational rotation as of November 2025^[1]
LÉ James Joyce		P62	2015
LÉ William Butler Yeats		P63	2016
LÉ George Bernard Shaw		P64	2019^[2]
LÉ Róisín	Róisín-class large patrol vessel (LPV)	P51	1999	1,500 t	78.84 m	In reserve as of November 2025.^[1]
LÉ Niamh	Róisín-class large patrol vessel (LPV)	P52	2001	1,500 t	78.84 m	In reserve as of November 2025.^[1]
LÉ Aoibhinn	Lake-class inshore patrol vessel (IPV)	P71	2024^[3]	340 t	55 m	Operational as of November 2025 in rotation with P60s^[1]
LÉ Gobnait	Lake-class inshore patrol vessel (IPV)	P72	2024^[3]	340 t	55 m	Not operational

Name	Image	Type	No.	Entered service	Displacement	Length	Notes
Motor launches
Fionnghuala		Cygnus Typhoon motor launch^[4]	YP01	2024^[5]^[6]	30 t	14 m	Used for training, port security, and coastal patrol. Manned by a crew of four. Fitted for two 7.62mm GPMG. Three more on order; Due to be named Aodh, Conn, and Fiachra. ^[7]^[8]^[9]

Quantity	Type	Commissioned
1	Arvor 250 Inland Patrol Boat	2007
1	Targa 31 Colm na Cora Inland Patrol Boat^[10]	2000
1	Osprey Rigid Inflatable Boat	1996
3	Delta Inflatable Boat	2007
1	Zodiac Inflatable Boat	1999
3	Zodiac Inflatable Boat	2013
5	Other inflatable boats	2009–2011^[11]

Name	Type	Entered service	Displacement	Length	Notes
RCC Suirbhéir^[12]	Customs cutter	2004	50 t	23.6 m
RCC Faire^[13]		2009	50 t	23.6 m
RCC Cosaint^[14]		2025		35 m	To replace Suirbhéir

Name	Type	Entered service	Displacement	Length	Notes
RV Tom Crean^[15]	Multi-purpose research vessel	2022		52.8 m	Designed by Skipsteknisk AS, and built by Astilleros Armon Vigo S.A.
RV Celtic Explorer^[16]	Multi-purpose research vessel	2003	2,425 GT^[17]	65.5 m
Dulra na Mara^[18]	Inshore research vessel		15.1 GT	12.3 m

List of Irish state vessels

Irish Naval Service

Naval Service Reserve

Garda Water Unit

Revenue Commissioners

Marine Institute

Geological Survey of Ireland

Commissioners of Irish Lights

Dublin Fire Brigade

Dublin Port

Inland Fisheries Ireland

Dublin City Council

Former

Irish Naval Service

Marine and Coastwatching Service

Coastal and Marine Service

Marine Institute

Coiste an Asgard

See also

References

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Name	Type	Entered service	Displacement	Length	Notes
RV Keary^[19]^[20]	Near-shore hydrographic survey vessel	2009	36 t	15.5 m	Built by Veecraft Marine, South Africa
RV Geo^[19]^[21]	Shallow water survey vessel	2007		7.4 m	Redbay Stormforce RIB
RV Tonn^[19]^[22]	Shallow water survey vessel	2015		7.9 m	Cheetah Catamaran
RV Mallet^[19]^[23]	Inshore hydrographic research vessel			18 m
RV Lir^[19]^[24]	Shallow water survey vessel			11 m	Redbay Stormforce RIB
RV Galtee^[19]^[25]	Shallow water survey vessel			11 m	Redbay Stormforce RIB

Name	Type	Entered service	Displacement	Length	Notes
Shackleton^[29]	Harbour tug	2010	284 GT	24 m	Built by Astilleros Zamakona^[30]
Beaufort^[31]	Harbour tug	2010	284 GT	24 m	Built by Astilleros Zamakona^[30]
Camac^[32]^[33]	Pilot boat	2007	16.5 lightship tons	13.4 m	Safehaven Marine Interceptor 42^[34]
Liffey^[32]^[33]		2008	16.5 lightship tons	13.4 m	Safehaven Marine Interceptor 42^[34]
Tolka^[35]		2019	22 lightship tons	17.1 m	Goodchild Marine ORC 171^[36]
Dodder^[33]		2022	22 lightship tons	17.1 m	Goodchild Marine ORC 171^[36]

Name	Type	No.	Service years	Fate	Notes
LÉ Macha	Flower-class corvette	01	1946–1970	Sold for scrap in 1970	Former HMS Borage
LÉ Maev		02	1946–1972	Scrapped in 1972	Former HMS Oxlip
LÉ Cliona		03	1947–1970	Sold for scrap in 1970	Former HMS Bellwort
LÉ Grainne	Ton-class minesweeper	CM10	1971–1987	Sold for scrap in 1987	Former HMS Oulston
LÉ Banba		CM11	1971–1984	Sold for scrap in 1984	Former HMS Alverton
LÉ Fola		CM12	1971–1987	Sold to a Spanish company for scrap in 1987	Former HMS Blaxton
LÉ Deirdre	Offshore patrol vessel	P20	1972–2001	Scrapped in 2014	Prototype of the P20 class
LÉ Setanta	Auxiliary ship	A15	1976–1984	Sold for scrap in 1984	Former Irish Lights vessel Isolde
LÉ Ferdia	Patrol vessel	A16	1977–1978	Chartered for one year	Former MFV Helen Basse
LÉ Emer	Emer-class offshore patrol vessel^[44]	P21	1978–2013	Acquired by Nigerian Navy in 2015	Modified version of LÉ Deirdre. Renamed NNS Prosperity
LÉ Aoife		P22	1979–2015	Donated to Maltese Navy in 2015	Modified version of LÉ Deirdre. Renamed P62 by Maltese
LÉ Aisling		P23	1980–2016	Acquired by Libyan National Army in 2018	Modified version of LÉ Deirdre. Renamed Al-Karama
LÉ Eithne	Helicopter patrol vessel^[45]	P31	1984–2022	Scrapped in 2024	Equipped with helicopter hangar and deck
LÉ Orla	Peacock-class coastal patrol vessel^[46]	P41	1989–2022	Scrapped in 2024	Former HMS Swift
LÉ Ciara	Peacock-class coastal patrol vessel^[46]	P42	1989–2022	Scrapped in 2024	Former HMS Swallow

Name	Type	Service years	Fate	Notes
PV Muirchú	Patrol vessel	1939–1947	Sold in January 1947 for scrap, but sank off Saltee Islands in May.	Launched in 1908 and served the Irish Free State from 1923 as an unarmed fisheries protection vessel. Later armed with a 12-pounder gun.
SS Fort Rannoch^[50]	Armed trawler	1939–1947	Sold in July 1947 to commercial service, and scrapped in 1963.	Leased by Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in 1937 for fisheries protection. Later armed with a 12-pounder gun.
SS Shark	Minelayer	1940–1948	Sold in 1948 and scrapped in 1952.	Built in 1891 as trawler, and later a salvage vessel.
Isallt	Sail training	1940–1945	Sold in 1945 and sank off Wicklow in December 1947.	A wooden three-masted schooner built in Wales in 1909.
M1	Motor Torpedo Boat	1940–1948	Sold between 1948–1950 to Colonel James Fitzmaurice	M1 and M2 were originally built for Estonia and Latvia respectively. Built by Thornycroft, they were 72 feet in length, displaced 32 tons, a crew of ten, and powered by Isotta-Fraschini engines giving a top speed of 40 knots. They were armed with two 18-inch torpedoes, a 0.303-inch Hotchkiss machine gun, and two depth charges. M4, M5, and M6 were slightly larger, powered by Rolls Royce engines with a lower speed of 28 knots, and replaced the Hotchkiss with a 20 mm Madsen cannon. Their small size meant that these boats were not suited to Atlantic waters.^[51]^[52]
M2		1940–1948
M3		1940–1948
M4		1942–1948
M5		1942–1948
M6		1943–1948

Name	Type	Notes
SS Dainty	Salvage tug/Patrol sloop	STOIC-class tug built in Chepstow in 1918 for the Admiralty. She had a length of 142 feet, displaced 459 GRT, and armed with a 12-pounder gun. Sold to French interests, renamed SS Cherbourgeois.^[58]
PV Muirchú	Patrol vessel	Launched in 1908 as HMY Helga (Pendant No 064). Armed with a 12-pounder gun. Disarmed and transferred to Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for fisheries protection.
John Dunn (Adty No 3741)	Mersey-class trawler	The Mersey trawlers were a class of over 100 naval trawlers built for the Royal Navy during World War I. The trawlers were 148 feet in length, displaced 438 long tons, a crew of 15, a speed of 11 knots, and armed with a 12-pounder gun.
John Dutton (Adty No 3739)
William Honnor (Adty No 3796)
Robert Murray (Adty No 4256)
Thomas Thresher (Adty No 3572)
Christopher Dixon (Adty No 3563)
TR.24	TR series trawler	The TR trawlers were a Canadian version of the Castle-class trawler built by Canadian Vickers, Montreal during World War I. The trawlers were 133 feet 10 inches in length, displaced 275 long tons, a crew of 15, a speed of 10 knots, and armed with a 12-pounder gun.
TR.25
TR.27
TR.29
TR.30
TR.31
Inishirrer (Official No. 135637)	Drifter	Built in Arklow in 1913, she was 65 feet in length and was assessed at 51 GRT.^[59]^[60] Acquired from Congested Districts Board in August 1922. Armed with machine guns
John S Summers (Official No 125960) (Admiralty No 2147)^[61]	Drifter	Built in Lowestoft in 1910, she was 77 feet length and assessed at 62 GRT.^[62] Was hired by Royal Navy as a net vessel during World War I.^[63] Armed with machine guns
ML1	Motor Launch	Four ELCO motor launches were acquired in May 1922 for the Marine Investigations Department. ML2 sank off Cornwall in July 1922 while being delivered. The launches were 80 feet in length, with a displacement of 37 long tons, a crew of 8, a speed of 19 knots, and armed with a 3-pounder gun.^[64]
ML2
ML3
ML4
190	Steam pinnace	A pinnace is a type of ship's boat. They were 50 feet in length, displaced 14.4 long tons, a speed of 12 knots, and armed with machine guns.^[65]
199	Steam pinnace

Name	Image	Type	Service years	Displacement	Length	Notes
RV Lough Beltra^[66]		Fishing trawler/research vessel	1976–1997^[67]		21 m
RV Celtic Voyager^[68]		Multi-purpose research vessel	1997–2022^[69]	340 t^[70]	31.4 m