LÉ William Butler Yeats
ship · built 2016
In short
LÉ William Butler Yeats (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.
- Vessel type
- ship
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 2016
- Gross tonnage
- 2,256
- Size (length × beam)
- 90 m
- Registered owner
- —
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- Name
- LÉ William Butler Yeats
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 9751494
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 2,256
- Length overall
- 89.5 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 2016
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- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About LÉ William Butler Yeats
LÉ William Butler Yeats (P63) is a Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel of the Irish Naval Service. Named after poet W. B. Yeats, the ship is the third in a series of vessels designed by Vard Marine and built by Babcock Marine Appledore. The ship was floated out of the shipyard in March 2016, started trials in July 2016, and arrived at Haulbowline naval base in late July 2016. The ship was formally commissioned in a ceremony in Galway on 17 October 2016. During the ceremony, it was officially named by a granddaughter of the poet, Caitriona Yeats.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is LÉ William Butler Yeats now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for LÉ William Butler Yeats in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is LÉ William Butler Yeats?
- LÉ William Butler Yeats is a ship, built in 2016 by Babcock International. The vessel is 89.5 m long and has a gross tonnage of 2,256.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for LÉ William Butler Yeats?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for LÉ William Butler Yeats from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for LÉ William Butler Yeats. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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