Vesikko 1940
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Vesikko | 707 | Crichton-Vulcan, Aabo | 8.1931 | 10.5.1933 | 4.1934 | stricken 1947, preserved 1962 |
Displacement
standard, t 254 Displacement
normal, t Length, m 40.9 Breadth, m 4.10 Draught, m 3.80 No of shafts 2 Machinery 2 MAN diesels /
2 electric motors Power, h. p. 700 / 360 Max speed, kts 13.1 / 8.1 Fuel, t diesel oil
9 Armament 1 x 1 - 20/60
Madsen, 5 - 450 TT (3 bow, 2 stern, 5) Complement 19 Project history: This
submarine was built in Finland under German order (under confidential agreement between
Governments of these countries) bypassing the Versailles Treaty. She was used for
training of German submariners till January, 1936 when she was redeemed by Finland and
commissioned as Vesikko. She was designed by German designers on the basis of
WWI-time submarine of UB II type. Actually she was a prototype
for German submarine of II series. Modernizations: None.
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Endurance, nm(kts)
1500(13) / 50(5)
Diving depth operational, m
90
Naval service: According to Parisian peace treaty in 1947 she was stricken, but never broken up, and in 1962 converted to a monument on Island Suomenlinna nearby to Helsinki.
Vesikko
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stoehr for additional information on this page.
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