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VIIPURI minesweepers (1941)
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Viipuri
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No761 Viipuri | 761 | Crighton-Vulcan, Aabo | 1941 | 1941 | 6.1941 | to USSR 11.1944 (ЭМТЩ-70 [EMTShch-70]) | |
| No762 | 762 | Crighton-Vulcan, Aabo | 1941 | 1941 | 6.1941 | to USSR 11.1944 (ЭМТЩ-71 [EMTShch-71]) | |
| No763 | 763 | Crighton-Vulcan, Aabo | 1941 | 1941 | 6.1941 | to USSR 11.1944 (ЭМТЩ-72 [EMTShch-72]) | |
| No764 | 764 | Crighton-Vulcan, Aabo | 1941 | 1941 | 6.1941 | to USSR 11.1944 (ЭМТЩ-73 [EMTShch-73]) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 335 |
| Length, m | 31.6 |
| Breadth, m | 7.50 |
| Draught, m | 4.00 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE |
| Power, h. p. | 368 |
| Max speed, kts | 10 |
| Fuel, t |
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| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 45/43 21K, 2 x 1 - 12.7/79, mechanical minesweeping gear |
| Complement |
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Viipuri 1941
Graphics
Viipuri
Project history
Tugs built by Crichton-Vulcan under Soviet order. In June, 1941 they passed commissioning trials. All were confiscated and under building numbers commissioned by Finnish Navy. No761 thus was named Viipuri.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
All were used basically as patrol crafts.
