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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.
World War II naval ships of Finland (2 C, 9 P) W. Military units and formations of Finland in the Winter War (16 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations ...
The first ships that the independent Finnish Navy obtained were a mix of obsolete vessels left behind by the Russians during the Finnish Civil War and vessels that had not been able to make the winter voyage to Kronstadt as the Russian Navy retreated from German forces.
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 ...
The Kala class was designed in 1950s as part of Finnish Navy post-World War II reconstruction. The design requirements called for 100-metric-ton (98-long-ton) cargo capacity with at least a 38-metric-ton (37-long-ton; 42-short-ton) single unit load (ie. a tank). The ships were to be able to unload cargo directly on the shore without the need of ...
The ship had an extensively modified propulsion system and hull, compared to her sister vessel, and it took some time before the crew had figured out all the characteristics of the vessel. Originally, the vessels were intended as escort minesweepers for the Finnish navy's coastal defence ships Ilmarinen and Väinämöinen , and they were ...