LÉ Fola (CM12)
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| Name: | LÉ Fola (CM12) |
| Namesake: | Fóla, a legendary queen of the Tuatha Dé Danann |
| Launched: | 21 June 1955 |
| Acquired: | 22 February 1971 |
| Commissioned: | 23 February 1971 |
| Decommissioned: | 1987 |
| Fate: | Sold for breaking |
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| Class and type: | Ton-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 360 tonnes |
| Length: | 42.67 m (140.0 ft) overall |
| Beam: | 8.4 m (28 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.49 m (8.2 ft) |
| Speed: | 28 km/h (15 kn) maximum |
| Complement: | 30 |
| Armament: | 40/60 mm Bofors 2 x 20 mm Oerlikon AA |
LÉ Fola (CM12) was a Ton-class minesweeper in the Irish Naval Service (INS). She was the former Royal Navy HMS Blaxton (M1131). She was named after Fóla, a legendary queen of the Tuatha Dé Danann and a poetic name for Ireland.
HMS Blaxton was handed over to the INS on 22 February 1971 and commissioned as Fola by Lt. Cdr. Deasy at Gibraltar the next day.
Following her commissioning, Fola in company with Banba worked up in the Western Mediterranean so that they could complete Harbour Acceptance Trials and Sea Acceptance Trials. On 20 March both ships left the Mediterranean for home, however on the way a storm blew up forcing them to take refuge in Lisbon. The two newest additions to the Navy finally arrived on 29 March 1971.
In 1987 The Fola was decommissioned and sold to Spanish interests for breaking.
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