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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Devon-built Samuel Beckett ship handed to Irish Naval Service

Samuel BeckettA 50m euros (£41m) vessel has been handed over to the Irish Naval Service at a Devon shipyard.

The 295ft (90m) craft, called the Samuel Beckett, is the first completed ship to be built at Appledore Shipyard, near Bideford, since 2002.

The Irish Navy ordered two vessels from the shipyard in October 2010 for 99m euros (£81m). The second, called the James Joyce is still being built.

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