LÉ William Butler Yeats (P63)

LÉ William Butler Yeats (P63) is a (OPV) which,, has completed trials prior to commissioning by the Irish Naval Service. Due to be named for 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.