Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 May 2024
173. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence If Haulbowline Naval Base has the capability to dock a military naval ship of 609 m in length; and, if not, the funding required in order to be able to securely dock a military naval ship of that size. [22365/24]
View answerThe Naval Service does not have the capacity to dock a vessel of 609 m in length. The largest vessels in the current fleet of Naval Service ships are the P60 class of vessels, which measure 90 metres in length. My officials are not aware of a Vessel of the length referenced by the Deputy, to illustrate the largest Naval ship in the world at the moment is understood to the USS Gerald Ford which is 333 metres in length.
