LÉ Emer Characteristics
Type
Length
Offshore Patrol Vessel
62.5m
Beam
10.5m
Draught
Main Engines
4.4m
2 X SEMT- Pielstick Diesel
4,800 HP - 1 Shaft
Speed
Range
Beam
Crew
Commissioned
| 21
17 Knots
6750 Nautical Miles @ 12 knots
10.5m
46 (5 Officers)
16 January 1978
Named after the wife of Ireland's most famous warrior,
Cúchulainn. Emer was a proud and dominant woman. She has been
described as being hot tempered and violent, tolerating no rivals for her
husband's affections.
LÉ Emer
L.É. Emer
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