Written answers
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
Department of Defence
Naval Service
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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173. To ask the Taoiseach 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]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The 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.
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