EML Kalev (1936)

EML Kalev
History
Estonia
NameKalev
OperatorEstonian Navy
Ordered12 December 1934
BuilderVickers and Armstrongs Ltd., United Kingdom
Laid downMay 1935
Launched7 July 1936 13:20
Commissioned12 March 1937
In service1937–1940
Out of service1940
HomeportTallinn
Nickname(s)Kalev
Capturedby USSR in 1940
Soviet Union
NameKalev
OperatorSoviet Navy
In service1940 - 1941
Out of service1941
HomeportTallinn, Leningrad
Capturedfrom Estonia in 1940
Fatemissing after 29 October 1941
General characteristics
Class & typeKalev-class submarine
Displacement
  • 665 tons surfaced
  • 853 tons submerged
Length59.5 m (195 ft 3 in)
Beam7.5 m (25 ft) 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught3.6 m (12 ft) 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • surfaced - 13.5 kn (15.5 mph; 25.0 km/h)
  • submerged - 8.5 kn (9.8 mph; 15.7 km/h)
Test depth120 m (390 ft)
Complement4 officers + 28 sailors
Armament

EML Kalev was one of two submarines of the Republic of Estonia launched in 1936 at Vickers and Armstrongs Ltd. in England. Her sister, Lembit, survived the Second World War.

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