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Väinämöinen 1941

Ilmarinen 1941

Name No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Väinämöinen   Crichton-Vulcan, Aabo 8/1929 28/12/1930 12/1932 to USSR 6/1947 (Выборг <Vyborg>)
Ilmarinen   Crichton-Vulcan, Aabo 8/1929 9/7/1931 9/1933 sunk 13/9/1941

 

 

Displacement standard, t

3900

Displacement full, t

?

Length, m

93.0 pp

Breadth, m

16.9

Draught, m

4.50

No of shafts

2

Machinery

4 Krupp-Germania diesel-generators, 2 Leonard electric motors

Power, h. p.

6000

Max speed, kn

15

Fuel, t

diesel oil 93

Armour, mm

belt: 55-50, turrets: 100 (face), deck: 20-13, CT: 120

Armament

2 x 2 - 254/45 Bofors, 4 x 2 - 105/50 Bofors M1932, 4 x 1 - 40/39 pompom, 2 x 1 - 20/60 Madsen

Complement

330

 Armour notes: Main belt covered the hull between the main barbettes and was closed by 30mm transverse bulkheads, flat main deck was connected with its upper edge. There was an anti-torpedo protection including one longitudinal bulkhead.

Modernizing notes: 7/1941, both: - 4 x 1 - 40/39; + 1 x 2 - 40/60 Bofors, 2 x 1 - 40/60 Bofors, 2 x 1 - 20/60 Madsen

autumn 1944, Väinämöinen: + 4 x 1 - 20/60 Madsen

Fate Notes: Ilmarinen was stricken by two mines (German or Finnish). Väinämöinen was sold to USSR 3/3/1947 and transferred in June.

Väinämöinen

Väinämöinen 1944

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