asked the Minister for Defence if he will give the following details of visits by Naval Service vessels abroad: (i) the name of the vessel, (ii) the purpose of the visit, (iii) the ports visited and (iv) the duration of the cruise in each of the last ten years, and similar details of the plans, if any, for foreign visits in the coming year.
Written Answers. - Naval Visits Abroad.
1.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
|
Year |
Vessel |
Purpose of Visit |
Ports visited |
Duration of visit |
|
1974 |
L.E. Deirdre |
Collection of Ammunition |
Barry, Wales |
4 days |
|
1975 |
L.E. Deirdre |
Collection of Ammunition |
Barry, Wales |
4 days |
|
1975 |
L.E. Gráinne |
Training |
Brest, France |
10 days |
|
1976 |
L.E. Fola |
Training |
Kiel, West Germany |
18 days |
|
1977 |
L.E. Setanta |
Training |
Rejkavik, Iceland |
15 days |
|
1977 |
L.E. Deirdre |
Collection of Ammunition |
Barry, Wales |
3 days |
|
1978 |
L.E. Emer |
Training |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
23 days |
|
Kiel, West Germany |
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Amsterdam, Holland |
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1979 |
L.E. Deirdre |
Training |
Oslo, Norway |
28 days |
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Fredrickshaven, Denmark |
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Hamburg, West Germany |
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Amsterdam, Holland |
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1979 |
L.E. Emer |
Stores delivery/training |
Beirut, Lebanon |
27 days |
|
1979 |
L.E. Gráinne |
Training |
Cherbourg, France |
16 days |
|
Ostend, Belgium |
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1979 |
L.E. Deirdre |
Collection of Ammunition |
Barry, Wales |
3 days |
|
1980 |
L.E. Aoife |
Collection of Ammunition |
Barry, Wales |
3 days |
It is proposed that two naval vessels will carry out further visits to foreign countries this year. The details of such visits are shown hereunder.
|
Vessel |
Purpose of Visit |
Ports to be visited |
Duration |
|
L.E. Aoife |
Training |
Lisbon, Portugal |
33 days |
|
Civite Vecchia, Italy |
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Gibraltar |
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Valetta, Malta |
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|
L.E. Fola |
Training |
Nantes, France |
16 days |
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Bilbao, Spain |