LÉ Maev

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Oxlip
Builder	A & J Inglis, Glasgow
Laid down	9 December 1940
Launched	28 August 1942
Completed	28 December 1942
Decommissioned	1946
Maiden voyage	1942
In service	1942-46
Identification	K123
Ireland
Name	LÉ Maeve
Namesake	Medb, the legendary queen of Connacht
Acquired	1946
Identification	Pennant number: 02
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass2-
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	max: 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) cruising: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	5 officers, 74 ratings
Sensors and processing systems	ASDIC Radio Radar Gyrocompass Echo sounder Decca Navigator System
Electronic warfare & decoys	Degaussing

LÉ Maev was a Template:Sclass2- of the Irish Naval Service. She was named after Medb, the legendary queen of Connacht. She was launched in August 1942 as HMS Oxlip, and served on the Arctic convoys during World War II.