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{{Infobox ship
|section1={{Infobox ship/image
 |image = IE Orla in Dublin.jpg
 |image_caption = LÉ ''Orla'' in Dublin (2008)
 }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career
 |country = Ireland
 |flag= {{shipboxflag|Ireland|naval}}
 |name = LÉ ''Orla'' 
 |namesake = [[Orla (name)#Brian Boru|Orla]], a grand niece of [[Brian Boru]]
 |builder = Hall Russell
 |original_cost = £7.4m (1984 pounds)
 |laid_down = 1984
 |launched = 1985
 |commissioned = 19 January 1989
 |decommissioned = 8 July 2022
 |homeport = Haulbowline Naval Base
 |identification = *{{MMSI Number|250103000}}
                   *[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: EIYQ
                   *[[Hull number]]: P41
 |fate = Scrapped<ref name="scrapped"/>
 }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics
 |class ={{sclass|Peacock|patrol vessel}}
 |displacement = 712 tonnes full load
 |length = {{convert|62.6|m|abbr=on}}
 |beam ={{convert|10|m|abbr=on}}
 |draught ={{convert|2.72|m|abbr=on}}
 |propulsion = 2 diesels, 2 shafts, {{convert|10600|kW|bhp|abbr=on}}, 1 Schottel 'Loiter Drive' ( ≈180 bhp)
 |speed = {{convert|46.3|km/h|kn|disp=flip|abbr=on}}
 |boats =X2 Avon {{convert|5.4|m|abbr=on}} seariders
 |complement =39 (6 officers and 33 ratings)
 |armament =*1 × 76 mm OTO Melara Cannon
            *2 × Rh202 Rheinmetall 20 mm autocannon
            *4 × 7.62 mm GPMG
 |armour =Belted Steel
 }}
}}
'''LÉ ''Orla'' (P41)''' was a {{sclass|Peacock|patrol vessel}} in the [[Irish Naval Service]]. Like the rest of her class, she was originally designed for use by the [[Royal Navy|British Royal Navy]] in [[Hong Kong]] waters, and was delivered in 1985 by [[Hall, Russell & Company]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm198889/cmhansrd/1989-10-23/Writtens-9.html |title=House of Commons Hansard Debates for 23 Oct 1989 |publisher=Publications.parliament.uk |accessdate=2015-11-01}}</ref> as '''HMS ''Swift'' (P243)'''.

"Long Éireannach" (LÉ), [[Irish language|Irish]] for "Irish ship", is the [[Ship prefix|designation given to ships]] in the [[Naval Service (Ireland)|Irish Naval Service]]'s fleet. The ship was named after [[Orla (name)#Brian Boru|Orla]], a grand niece (great niece) of [[Brian Boru]] who was murdered by her husband around 1090.<ref name="orlapage" /> The crest showed the arms of Clare on the top segment and a sword and royal collar on the base.<ref name="orlapage" /> She was decommissioned, together with her [[sister ship]] {{ship|LÉ|Ciara|P42|6}}, in 2022.

==Specifications==
''Orla'' had a [[Displacement (ship)|displacement]] of 712 tons fully loaded. The ship was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] in 1984 and purchased by the Irish government in 1988. She was powered by two Crossley [[Pielstick]] 18 PA6V 280 diesels rated at {{convert|14000|hp|kW|abbr=on|disp=flip}}, providing a top speed of {{convert|25|kn|lk=in}} and a range of {{convert|4000|km}} at {{convert|17|kn}}.<ref name="orlapage">{{cite web|url = http://www.military.ie/naval/flotilla/p41/orla.htm | website = military.ie | title = Naval Service Fleet - P41 - LÉ Orla | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071016014349/http://www.military.ie/naval/flotilla/p41/orla.htm |archivedate=16 October 2007 }}</ref> She carried a crew of 39, including six officers. She was armed with one 76 mm/62 [[OTO Melara]] compact gun; two 20 mm Rh202 [[Rheinmetall]] autocannons and four 12.7mm heavy machine guns.

==History==
In November 2008, LÉ ''Orla'' assisted in [[Operation Seabight]] which resulted in the largest seizure of [[cocaine]] in the history of the state of Ireland up to that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0703/drugs.html?rss |title=Ahern: Weather responsible for drug seizure - RTÉ News |website =rte.ie |date=4 July 2007 |accessdate=1 November 2015 }}</ref>

In mid-2014, LÉ ''Orla'' was temporarily kept out of commission to facilitate the removal of asbestos which had been discovered on the ship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/asbestos-found-on-board-third-naval-vessel-283863.html |title=Asbestos found on board third naval vessel |work=Irish Examiner|date=28 August 2014 |accessdate=1 November 2015 }}</ref>

On 8 July 2022, LÉ ''Orla'' was decommissioned together with {{ship|LÉ|Ciara|P42|6}} and {{ship|LÉ|Eithne|P31|6}}.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2022/07/08/irish-navy-decommissions-a-third-of-its-fleet/| publisher = Irish Times | website = irishtimes.com | title = Irish Navy decommissions a third of its fleet | date = 8 July 2022 }}</ref>

In April 2024, LÉ ''Orla'' was towed together with {{ship|LÉ|Ciara|P42|6}} to Belgium to be scrapped.<ref name="scrapped">{{cite AV |url = https://youtube.com/watch?v=LAzNyMTSnPQ |publisher=DroneHawk |via= YouTube |title = The Final Voyage - L.E Ciara & L.E Orla |date = 21 April 2024 }}{{better source needed|reason=Is this the best we can do? It requires, at best, OR and SYNTH to interpret what is shown in this video (and its captions) to add a definitive status of "scrapped" to the 'ship_fate' infobox parameter... |date=October 2025}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.military.ie/en/who-we-are/naval-service/the-fleet/le-orla-p41/ IDF LÉ ''Orla'' webpage]

{{Irish Naval Service|state=expanded}}
{{Peacock patrol vessel}}

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[[Category:1985 ships]]
[[Category:1997 in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Ships built by Hall, Russell & Company]]
[[Category:Naval ships of the Republic of Ireland]]
[[Category:Former naval ships of the Republic of Ireland]]
[[Category:Peacock-class corvettes of the Irish Naval Service]]
[[Category:Peacock-class corvettes]]

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