P21 Emer

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Photo 1
Author: Ship Hunters collection
Location: (BE) Zeebrugge
Date: 06/07/2007
Photo 2
Author: Ship Hunters collection
Location: (BE) Zeebrugge
Date: 08/07/2007
Administrative data Technical data
name: P21 Emer
commissioned: 1978
flag: Ireland
dimensions: 65.20 x 10.40 x 4.36 m
type: "Emer" class offshore patrol vessel
specs: crew: 46
speed: 18.50 kn
former name(s): new name(s):
No known former names Emer (civilian) ('13-'15)
A497 Prosperity (Nigerian Navy)('15-..)
We also have pictures of this vessel under the folowing name(s).
Extra info:
also known as modified version of "Deirdre" class

Decommissioned on 20 September 2013, in October 2013 Emer was sold at auction for €320.000 to a Nigerian businessman.

In July 2014 Emer was impounded by the Nigerian Navy because the new owner had failed to secure the necessary military approval before bringing the ship into Nigerian waters.
On 19 February 2015 Emer was commissioned into the Nigerian Navy as a training ship and renamed A497 Prosperity
Converted? This vessel has not been converted.
Museum? No
Decommissioned? This vessel was decommissioned or transfered in the year 2013
Scrapping? Not scrapped on 01/08/2019.
Severely damaged? No