LÉ Macha
The Macha during its time in Royal Navy service, when it was known as HMS Borage (K120) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Borage |
| Namesake | Borage (herb) |
| Builder | George Brown of Greenock |
| Laid down | 21 November 1940 |
| Launched | 6 November 1941 |
| Completed | 29 April 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 15 November 1946 |
| Maiden voyage | 1942 |
| Identification | Pennant number: K120 |
| Fate | Sold to Ireland |
| Ireland | |
| Name | LÉ Macha |
| Namesake | Macha, an ancient Irish goddess of war |
| Acquired | 15 November 1946 |
| Decommissioned | 2 November 1970 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 01 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap 22 November 1970 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Flower-class corvette |
| Displacement | 1020 tons standard (1280 full load) |
| Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Depth | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Installed power | Single reciprocating vertical 4-cylinder triple expansion by John Kincaid, Greenock. |
| Propulsion | 2,759 ihp (2,057 kW) 2 cylindrical Scotch single-ended boilers. Single shaft |
| Speed |
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| Complement | 5 officers, 74 ratings |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Degaussing |
| Armament |
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LÉ Macha was a ship in the Irish Naval Service. Built as a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Navy named HMS Borage, she was transferred on 15 November 1946 to the Irish Naval Service and renamed LÉ Macha after Macha, an ancient Irish goddess of war.