P23 Aisling

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Author: Ship Hunters collection
Location: (BE) Zeebrugge
Date: 09/07/2005
Administrative data Technical data
name: P23 Aisling
commissioned: 1980
flag: Ireland
dimensions: 65.20 x 10.40 x 4.40 m
type: "Emer" class offshore patrol vessel
specs: crew: 46
speed: 17.00 kn
former name(s): new name(s):
No known former names Al Karama (Libyan Navy) ('18-..)
We also have pictures of this vessel under the folowing name(s).
Extra info:
also known as modified version of "Deirdre" class

During her career, Aisling participated in the Sonia and Marita Ann incidents and was one of the first ships to arrive on the scene of the Air India Flight 182 disaster, and subsequently participated in recovery operations

She was decommissioned in 2016 and put to sale in 2017
Sold to a Dutch broker, she is since 2018 the flagship of the Libyan Navy
Converted? This vessel has not been converted.
Museum? No
Decommissioned? This vessel was decommissioned or transfered in the year 2016
Scrapping? Not scrapped on 01/08/2019.
Severely damaged? No