Virsaitis 1940
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Virsaitis (ex-Sarkana Latvija, ex-M68) | Neptun, Rostock, Germany | 1916 | 25.7.1917 | 10.1917 // 7.1919 | to USSR 13.8.1940 (Вирсайтис [Virsaytis]) |
|
Displacement standard, t |
500 |
|
Displacement full, t |
539 |
|
Length, m |
56.0 wl 59.3 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
7.40 |
|
Draught, m |
2.15 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 Marine boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
1850 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 120 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2000(6) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 88/42 Tbts L/45 C/14, 30 mines, mechanical minesweeping gear |
|
Complement |
51 |
Project history: Former German minesweeper, M68 was mined off Latvian coast, ran ashore and later abandoned being repaired in dry dock in Riga. Repair was completed by Latvian and minesweeper was commissioned by them in January 1919 (Latvia took real independence in July, when Germans abandoned).
Modernizations: 1939: - 2 x 1 - 88/42; + 2 x 1 - 84/52 Škoda M.27, 2 x 1 - 47/40 Škoda, mine stowage raised to 40
Naval service: Virsaitis was incorporated to Red Navy in August 1940.
Virsaitis 1926
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