All Irish naval vessels have LE before the name of the ship. What does LE mean?

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All Irish naval vessels have LE before the name of the ship. What does LE mean?

2007-05-31 08:26:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating

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Naval service vessels are all named with traditional Irish female names, taken from history and Celtic mythology. The ship prefix LÉ stands for Long Éireannach, "Irish ship" in the Irish language.

2007-05-31 09:22:11 · answer #1 · answered by shakin97 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋

Left England?
SS= Steam Ship
HMS= His Majesty's Service
RMS= Royal Marine Service

Italian ships have the letters AMB on their ships which stands for...

Atsa My Boat..........

2007-05-31 08:43:40 · answer #2 · answered by paul h 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋