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Thu 07 Jul 2010Navy buys two new ships for €100m
The Government has approved the purchase of two new Navy vessels worth €50 million each.
The two offshore patrol vessels will be bought, subject to successful negotiations, from UK-based shipbuilder Babcock Marine and are expected to be delivered in 2014 and 2015 with payments extending to 2017.
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