Name LÉ Emer Laid down 28 February 1977 Construction started 28 February 1977 Length 65 m | Yard number 29 Commissioned 16 January 1978 Launched 26 September 1977 Draft 4.4 m | |
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Namesake Emer, the principal wife of Cúchulainn Builder Verolme Cork Dockyard, Cork | ||
L emer p21
LÉ Emer (P21) was a ship in the Irish Naval Service. The ship was named after Emer, the principal wife of Cúchulainn and the daughter of a chieftain from Rush, County Dublin.
After evaluating Deirdre for 3 years, Emer was ordered in 1975. Experience with Deirdre showed a need for more engine power, better crew accommodation and improved silencing. The vessel was modernised throughout her service life in order to take advantage of new technologies and to make life for the crew more comfortable; additions included air conditioning.
She was an improved version of the sole of class Deirdre and is similar to the improved versions LÉ Aoife (P22) and LÉ Aisling (P23). She was commissioned on 16 January 1978 and decommissioned on 20 September 2013.
On 23 October 2013 Emer was sold at auction for €320,000 to a Nigerian businessman.
In July 2014 Emer was impounded by the Nigerian Navy because the new owner had failed to secure the necessary military approval before bringing the ship into Nigerian waters.
On 19 February 2015 Emer was commissioned into the Nigerian Navy as a training ship and renamed NNS Prosperity.