If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Simple naval vessel question

Bard · 2004-10-07 09:24:09

What does the L.E. stand for in the titles of Irish naval vessels? e.g.: The "L.E. Aoife" is taking part in the current rescue mission for the Canadian submarine in trouble 100 miles off the Irish coast. Anyone?

07-10-2004 10:24am

#1

Bard

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,309 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: April 2000

Posts: 11216

What does the L.E. stand for in the titles of Irish naval vessels?

e.g.: The "L.E. Aoife" is taking part in the current rescue mission for the Canadian submarine in trouble 100 miles off the Irish coast.

Anyone?

0

Comments

#2 07-10-2004 10:43am

rob1891

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,038 ✭✭✭

Join Date: March 2002

Posts: 999

http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Ship_prefix

Ireland
Irish Naval Service
LE
Long Éireannach — Irish ship

0
#3 07-10-2004 10:56am

Bard

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,309 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: April 2000

Posts: 11216

Ah. Muchos gracias, rob1891. Have some karma!

0
#4 08-10-2004 12:18pm

Crossley

Closed Accounts Posts: 75 ✭✭

Join Date: March 2004

Posts: 73

Should of course be Irish Warship. Don't know if there's a word for 'warship' in our dead language though.

0
#5 08-10-2004 3:47pm

Capt'n Midnight

Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,345 Mod ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: March 2003

Posts: 90583

Crossley wrote:

Should of course be Irish Warship. Don't know if there's a word for 'warship' in our dead language though.

It's HMS not HMW (see also USS)

/me sits back and waits to see if an island nation that has sufferend foreign invasions (remember the sack of baltimore by slavers/pirates back in the 1700's) has a word for "war" ship [/sarcasm]

0
#6 08-10-2004 4:12pm

Crossley

Closed Accounts Posts: 75 ✭✭

Join Date: March 2004

Posts: 73

It's HMS not HMW (see also USS)

Good point.

0
Advertisement