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<p>The decommissioning on Friday of LÉ Eithne (pictured) and the two inshore patrol vessels LÉ Orla and LÉ Ciara will free up some of the skeleton crews who have been maintaining them to work on other ships. File picture: Dan Linehan</p>

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Three Irish naval vessels decommissioned in one day
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Surviving crew members to celebrate 30th anniversaries of oldest Navy ships
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Removal of asbestos from navy ships begins
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Fears for fleet after third navy asbestos discovery
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