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VMV5 motor launches (1931)


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Ships


Names Builders Commissioned Losses Transfers Discarding

VMV5, 6

Uudenkaupungin Veneveistämö: VMV5, 6

12/1931: VMV5, 6

none

none

1960: VMV5, 6



Technical data


Displacement standard, t

?

Displacement full, t

30

Length, m

24.6

Breadth, m

4.40

Draught, m

1.10

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Ares petrol engines / 1 Ares cruising petrol engine

Power, h. p.

900 / 140

Max speed, kts

24.6

Fuel, t

petrol

Endurance, nm(kts) 
Armament

1 x 1 - 20/60 Madsen

Complement

8



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Project history

Built in Finland, wooden-hulled. Boats were built for coast guard and submitted to Ministry of Internal Affairs. Since beginning of war they were commissioned by Navy and armed (earlier they had only light MGs).

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.