LÉ Ferdia (A16)

LÉ Ferdia (A16) was an auxiliary ship in the Irish Naval Service. She was named after Ferdia (Ferdiad), a mythical hero of the Ulster Cycle. She served as a patrol boat.[1] Originally a Danish ship, the MFV Helen Basse, she was leased by the INS in 1977–78 and was later a seismic survey vessel.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

History
Denmark
Name: Helen Basse
Namesake: Helen Basse
Launched: 1965
Ireland
Name: Ferdia
Namesake: Ferdia (Ferdiad)
In service: 1977
Out of service: 1978
Identification:
Fate: Returned to owners
General characteristics
Type: Stern trawler, seismic survey vessel, auxiliary ship
Displacement: 651 t
Length: 64 m (210 ft) overall
Beam: 9.6 m (31 ft)
Draught: 4.3 m (14 ft)
Installed power: 1500 hp
Propulsion: Deutz AG diesel engine
Speed: 15 kn (28 km/h) maximum
Complement: 44
Armament: 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

References
  1. "History - Naval Service - Defence Forces".
  2. http://homepage.eircom.net/~navalass12/ships.htm
  3. corkshipwrecks.net. "History of the Irish Naval Service".
  4. "Fleet History - History - Naval Service - Defence Forces".
  5. "History - Naval Service - Defence Forces".
  6. "Ships Monthly". Endlebury Publishing Company. 1 January 1995 – via Google Books.
  7. Team, Fujitsu/Oireachtas Lotus Notes/Domino Development. "Parliamentary Debates".
  8. "MA_016_180".
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