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The name unveiling traditionally takes place at a boat christening, which involves striking your vessel—a not-prone-to-damage metal fixture, preferably—with a bottle of pre-scored Champagne.
Name Image Class Commissioned Displacement (t) Length (m) Type RV Keary [13]: Keary-class 2009 36 15.5 Near-Shore Hydrographic Survey Vessel RV Geo [14]: Stormforce RIB
A currach (Irish: curach [ˈkʊɾˠəx]) is a type of Irish boat with a wooden frame, over which animal skins or hides were once stretched, though now canvas is more usual. It is sometimes anglicised as "curragh". The construction and design of the currach are unique to the west coasts of Ireland.
During the "Irish revival", some Irish names which had fallen out of use were revived. Some names are recent creations, such as the now-common female names Saoirse "freedom" and Aisling "vision, dream". Some English-language names are anglicisations of Irish names, e.g. Kathleen from Caitlín and Shaun from Seán. Some Irish-language names ...
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These boats became known as 'Boston Hookers', 'Irish Cutters' (in official reports), or 'Paddy Boats'. [2] While a utilitarian boat, suited for the shallow waters of Galway Bay and being capable of being beached where necessary, the Galway Hooker is prone to being swamped and sinking in a short time in the absence of a cabin and high freeboard.
This decision to name the ships after literary figures, seen as controversial in some quarters, [30] [31] saw a break from the tradition of naming Irish Naval vessels after women in Irish mythology. In July 2015, the then Minister for Defence Simon Coveney declared that the third vessel would be named after William Butler Yeats. [32]