Finnish submarine Vesihiisi

History
Finland
NameVesihiisi
Ordered4 March 1927
BuilderCrichton-Vulcan, Turku, Finland
Laid down1927
Launched1 August 1930
Commissioned2 December 1931
Decommissioned1946
FateScrapped 1950s
General characteristics
Class & typeVetehinen-class submarine
Displacement493 tonnes surfaced, 716 tonnes submerged
Length63.5 m (208.3 ft)
Beam6.2 m (20.3 ft)
Draft3.6 m (11.8 ft)
PropulsionDiesel-electric, 1,016 hp (758 kW)
Speed
  • 12.6 knots (23.3 km/h; 14.5 mph) surfaced
  • 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged
Range
  • 1,575 nautical miles (2,917 km; 1,812 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
  • 75 nautical miles (139 km; 86 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Complement30 men
Armament
  • 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes, 2 bow, 2 stern (6 torpedoes)
  • 20 mines in vertical shafts
  • 1 × 76 mm/48 Bofors
  • 1 × 20 mm/60 Madsen
  • 1 × 12.7 mm
  • Added in 1942:
  • Depth charge rack (4 depth charges)

Vesihiisi was a Finnish 500-tonne Vetehinen-class submarine that was constructed in the early 1930s. The vessel served in the Finnish Navy during the second World War. The name Vesihiisi refers to a mythological Finnish sea creature similar to a Siren.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.