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"Information received from Capt. Hoad, Bideford Harbour master, that the second vessel for the Irish Navy the LE James Joyce is due to leave the building shed on the 23rd November. (High water is at 18.15)"
A fourth P60 would be good but a bit boring. With the economy bouncing back, there's a decent chance the Government might see the need to invest in an EPV within 10 years.
I am all for more than the standing number of 8 ships, but showing the government that the 30 year rule can be bent is a risky precedent, it could mean that in the future, they will look for 35-40 year lifetimes for Naval Service vessels
What are you cackling at, fatty? Too much pie, that's your problem.
I must have missed the press release on th 35 year rule.
same here...
"We will hold out until our last bullet is spent. Could do with some whiskey"
Radio transmission, siege of Jadotville DR Congo. September 1961.
Illegitimi non carborundum
If you throw enough money into the grey hole in the ocean which is your average patrol vessel you can cut out the worn out bits and weld in new bits and sail on.
Ciara, Orla and Eithne have had such large amount of fresh plate in their hulls you could argue to have them renamed at this stage of the game.
But as this is the naval service never say never if a big EPV was a possibility then lord only knows.
Its worth remembering that while the peacocks may be of certain age, they were harbour launches for the early years of service in Hong Kong, and have spent their irish service sheltering from the worst of weathers. As a result, while they are mechanically able, they will serve longer than the P20s.
The EPV concept is still a wise plan to encourage the DoD to deploy the NS overseas, where possible.
For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.
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