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World War II submarines of Finland (5 P) Pages in category "World War II naval ships of Finland" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
The two Finnish coastal defence ship participated in Operation Nordwind on 13 September 1941, in which German forces were to take the Estonian islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa. A group of Finnish and German ships were to be used in a diversionary operation to lure the Soviet fleet into battle – away from the real invasion force coming up from ...
Finnish and German light naval forces made repeated raids into the bay, under constant air, artillery and motor torpedo boat attacks. While no ships were lost during the raids, nearly all participating vessels were heavily damaged. Of the Finnish ships, the worst damage was suffered by the auxiliary gunboat Viena during a Soviet air attack.
The two ships, comprising Ruotsinsalmi and Riilahti, were constructed in Finland and saw service in the Winter War and World War II. Riihahti was sunk in an engagement with Soviet motor torpedo boats on 23 August 1943. Ruotsinsalmi survived the wars and remained in service in the post war Finnish Navy until being withdrawn in the 1970s. [a]
The Paris Peace Treaty of 1947 was signed following the end of World War II, and Finland was prohibited by the treaty from having torpedo-carrying vessels. [5] The Taisto class were converted to motor gunboats with their torpedo armament and 20 mm gun being removed and the vessels receiving one 40 mm (1.6 in) gun and two 13 mm (0.51 in) guns.
The Isku-class motor torpedo boat (English: Strike) was a Thornycroft type motor torpedo boat of the Finnish Navy.The vessel was constructed in 1926 by the Borgå varv, in Porvoo, Finland, and she saw service in World War II.
The Kuha-class minesweepers (English: Zander) was a series of eighteen small minesweepers of the Finnish Navy. The ships were constructed in three batches between 1941 and 1946. Some of the vessels participated in World War II, but their main mission were to be the demining of the Gulf of Finland after the war.
World War II merchant ships of Finland (5 P) N. World War II naval ships of Finland (2 C, 9 P) This page was last edited on 15 February 2024, at 16:02 (UTC). Text ...