Naming of Irish Naval Vessels

[hedgehog]

Sorry to be snaggy HH but no platoons in the NS.

They are Recruit Classes

Outside of Recruit Training there are 4 different Divisions in the NS,
Logistics, Communications, Executive, Engineering
We do like the army have Units, Sub-Units and Companies (Ships crews are known as Ships Companies)

No worries mate, however I think big bula bas to the Navy for naming "Recruit classes" after someone symbolic, instead of our numerical system. I think we should rob that idea and pretend we had it al along.

In Naval base HQ, are the buildings, passageways, billets named after people and such or is it like us simply numerical ?

[Rhodes]

So where does the P-number come from?

regards
GttC

Its from the different types of ships.
OPVs P2x, HPV P31, CPVs P4x and LPVs P5x.

[A/TEL]

So where does the P-number come from?

Its from the different types of ships.
OPVs P2x, HPV P31, CPVs P4x and LPVs P5x.

P stands for Patrol Vessel

F for Frigate

D for Destroyer

Etc etc...

[Laners]

The Minesweepers had CM, for Coastal Minesweeper , and i believe Deirdre originaly had FP , for Fishery Protection , Setanta had an A for Auxillairy .

[danno]

The L.E often gets taken to be law enforcement.

[Goldie fish]

Or worse, "le" as used in French.

[Jack Booted Man]

I once spoke to a Brit Arty type who asked rhetorically what was the best way to distinguish a Destroyer from a Frigate ( for NGFS)...... Thought of counting guns or smoke stacks ( like AFV recognition )..... He then stated quite humorously that an F-51 was a frigate but a D-51 would be a destroyer , the clue was in the designation written on the side, D for destroyer , F for Frigate !

[Jetjock]

I once spoke to a Brit Arty type who asked rhetorically what was the best way to distinguish a Destroyer from a Frigate ( for NGFS)...... Thought of counting guns or smoke stacks ( like AFV recognition )..... He then stated quite humorously that an F-51 was a frigate but a D-51 would be a destroyer , the clue was in the designation written on the side, D for destroyer , F for Frigate !

Captain Obvious of the Royal Artillery , I think I've met him.

[Flintstone]

No worries mate, however I think big bula bas to the Navy for naming "Recruit classes" after someone symbolic, instead of our numerical system. I think we should rob that idea and pretend we had it al along.

In Naval base HQ, are the buildings, passageways, billets named after people and such or is it like us simply numerical ?

Most buildings are called after their use, eg NHQ, Supply Stores. The old iconic stores buildings are numbered, eg Block 4. Some streets still retain their old names which were RN Ships, eg Hero Row. A landing point is still called Alexandra stairs after the then Princess of Wales who landed there back when God was a boy

[hptmurphy]

Ancient legend say that for a brief time Eithne had a 'F' as opposed to a P on her hull.



Some smart bollocks had painted out part of the P to make it look like an F but was rapidly found out.

[Goldie fish]

During the first trip to New York I think.

[hptmurphy]

Correct and right!

[Toolbox]

So the names are out Samuel Beckett and James Joyce, what an unexpected departure but I like it!

[pym]

Shame they didn't go for LE (Nora) Barnacle

[morpheus]

wouldve preferred
LE Cuchulain
or
LE Conchobar
etc

f**king playwrights and writers - both of whom lived more time out of this country than in it.

Its like sailing in the HMS Enid Blyton!

well at least Beckett won a war medal of some sort.

Sounds like the commander in chief may have had a limp wristed hand in this.