LE ORLA was originally HMS SWIFT, one of five PEACOCK class patrol vessels built to guard Hong Kong waters. She was purchased by the Irish Navy in 1988 together with sister SWALLOW which was renamed CIARA. Photo: Jim McFaul, May 2011.
LE ORLA was originally HMS SWIFT, one of five PEACOCK class patrol vessels built to guard Hong Kong waters. She was purchased by the Irish Navy in 1988 together with sister SWALLOW which was renamed CIARA. Photo: Jim McFaul, May 2011.