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FINNISH NAVY (FINLAND)

MINE WARFARE SHIPS

KUHA minesweeping boats (1941-1946)

Kuha 10 1960

Names

Kuha

Salakka, 1945- Kuha 2

Siika, 1945- Kuha 3

Harjus

Säynäs, 1945- Kuha 5

Karppi

Kuha 7 - 18

Builders

 

Commissioned

1941-1942: Kuha, Salakka, Siila, Harjus, Säynäs, Karppi

1945: Kuha 7, 8

1946: Kuha 9 - 18

Losses

Kuha (3.11.1941), Harjus (23.7.1942), Karppi (15.9.1944)

Transfers

none

Discarding

1957-1962: Kuha 2, 3, 5, 7 - 18

 

Displacement standard, t

17

Displacement full, t

?

Length, m

17.2

Breadth, m

3.80

Draught, m

1.60

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 Lister diesel

Power, h. p.

70

Max speed, kts

9

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

1 x 1 - 20/60 Madsen, mechanical minesweeping gear

Complement

 

 

Project history: Finnish-built, development of Ahven class.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Kuha 11 1946

 

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