A32 1918
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Sulev (ex-A32) | Schichau, Elbing, Germany | early 1916 | 15.7.1916 | 10.1916 // 1924 | to USSR 13.8.1940 (Àìåòèñò [Ametist]) |
Displacement normal, t |
227 |
Displacement full, t |
286 |
Length, m |
49.0 wl 50.0 oa |
Breadth, m |
5.32 |
Draught, m |
2.34 normal 2.90 max |
No of shafts |
1 |
Machinery |
1 set Schichau geared steam turbine, 1 Marine doubled boiler |
Power, h. p. |
3250 |
Max speed, kts |
24 |
Fuel, t |
oil 53 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 600(12) |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 75/48 Canet, 1 x 2 - 450 TT, 10 mines |
Complement |
35 |
Project history: Former German torpedo boat A32. 7.11.1917 she ran aground during a storm off island Saaremaa in Gulf of Riga. In October, 1923 she was raised by Estonian wreckers and in August, 1924 commissioned by Estonian Navy as Sulev.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: With occurrence of Estonia in the USSR, 6.8.1940 Sulev was commissioned by Baltic Fleet, but 17.10.1940 rearmed and transferred to Board Guard as Ametist.
Sulev 1930
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