HMS Bellwort was a of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

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After wartime service she was sold to the Irish Naval Service

Irish Naval Service

The Naval Service is the navy of Ireland and is one of the three standing branches of the Irish Defence Forces. Its main base is in Haulbowline, County Cork....

 and renamed Cliona

LÉ Cliona (03)

LÉ Cliona was a in the Irish Naval Service. She was named after Cliodhna, an ancient Irish goddess of love; she was the former Bellwort was built by George Brown & Co, Greenock. After wartime service in the Royal Navy she was handed over to the Naval Service on 3 February 1947 and commissioned...

 after an ancient Irish goddess of love

Cliodhna

Clíodhna is a Queen of the Banshees of the Tuatha Dé Danann. In Irish literature, Cleena of Carrigcleena is the potent banshee that rules as queen over the sheoques of South Munster, or Desmond. She is the principal goddess of this country...

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Construction

Bellwort was built by George Brown & Co of Greenock

Greenock

Greenock is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in United Kingdom, and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...

 and launched on 11 August 1941.

Irish Naval service (1946 - 1970)

Bellwort was one of three Flowers sold to Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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 in 1946.
She was handed over to the Irish Naval Service on 3 February 1947 and commissioned Cliona by Lieutenant Walter J. Ready the same day.

She was sold to Haulbowline Industries for scrap on 4 November 1970.