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LÉ Maev /ˈmeɪv/ was a Flower-class corvette of the Irish Naval Service.[2] She was named after Medb, the legendary queen of Connacht. She was launched in August 1941 as HMS Oxlip, and served on the Arctic convoys during World War II.
Nameplate of LÉ Maev, on display in the Maritime Museum of Ireland | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Oxlip |
| Namesake | Oxlip |
| Builder | A & J Inglis, Glasgow |
| Laid down | 9 December 1940 |
| Launched | 28 August 1941 |
| Completed | 28 December 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 1946 |
| Maiden voyage | 1942 |
| In service | 1942-46 |
| Identification | Pennant number: K123 |
| Fate | Sold to Irish Navy 1946 |
 Ireland | |
| Name | LÉ Maev |
| Namesake | Medb, the legendary queen of Connacht |
| Acquired | 1946 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 02 |
| Fate | Scrapped 23 March 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Flower-class corvette |
| Displacement | 1020 tons standard (1280 full load) |
| Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Depth | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Installed power | Single reciprocating vertical 4-cylinder triple expansion by John Kincaid, Greenock[1] |
| Propulsion | 2,759 ihp (2,057 kW) 2 cylindrical Scotch single-ended boilers. Single shaft |
| Speed |
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| Complement | 5 officers, 74 ratings |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Degaussing |
Maev was commissioned into Irish service in December 1946,[3] and decommissioned in March 1972.[1]
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