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Väinämöinen was a Finnish coastal defence ship, the sister ship of the Finnish Navy's flagship Ilmarinen and also the first ship of her class.She was built at the Crichton-Vulcan shipyard in Turku and was launched in 1932.
Ilmarinen was a Finnish Navy Panssarilaiva, Swedish Pansarskepp ("Armored ship"; a coastal defence ship by British classification). The unit was constructed at the Crichton-Vulcan shipyard in Turku, Finland, and named after the mythological hero Ilmarinen from the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala.
The Finnish coastal defence ship Väinämöinen, one of the last examples of the type. Coastal defence ships (sometimes called coastal battleships or coast defence ships) were warships built for the purpose of coastal defence, mostly during the period from 1860 to 1920.
The Finnish Navy was a coast defense force with two coastal defence ships, five submarines, four gunboats, seven motor torpedo boats, one minelayer and six minesweepers. The two coastal defence ships, Ilmarinen and Väinämöinen , were moved to the harbour in Turku where they were used to stiffen the air-defences.
On 5 May 2021 the Finnish Ministry of Defence announced that the Finnish Navy was to obtain four Kewatec Work 1920 vessels for delivery between 2022 and 2024. The deal included options for five additional vessels. The contract (including options) is valued 12.8 million Euros. [20] An additional 17 Jurmo-class vessels were ordered on 29 June ...
Turku Coastal Regiment (Finnish: Turun Rannikkorykmentti) was a Finnish coastal artillery unit operating in the Turku area and Archipelago Sea.It was formed on 10.9.1939 as Turku Sector (Turun Lohko) as part of the neutrality guard and later Winter War coastal sector system from a peace time 1st Independent Coastal Artillery Battalion (1.
Castillo San Felipe del Morro in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico Castillo San Felipe de Barajas in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia Ottoman fortification and redoubt of the Dardanelles Fortified Area Command during World War I Suomenlinna, a sea fortress from 18th century in Helsinki, Finland. Coastal defence (or defense) and coastal fortification are ...
Suomenlinna Coastal Regiment, responsible for continuously keeping Isosaari fortress in state of readiness. Kotka Coast Battalion, responsible for the surveillance and defence of Kymenlaakso coast, including the major ports of Hamina and Kotka. The Battalion mans the Haapasaari Marine Surveillance Station and the maintains the fortress of ...