Finnish frigate Hämeenmaa
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| Career |  |
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| Type: | Frigate |
| Class | Hämeenmaa class (modified Riga class) |
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| Laid down: | |
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| Commissioned: | 1964 (Finnish Navy) |
| Fate: | Decommissioned 1987 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,260 tons 1,500 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 91.5 m |
| Beam: | 10.1 m |
| Draught: | 3.24 m |
| Propulsion: | steam turbines 14,900 kW |
| Speed: | 28 knots |
| Range: | 2 000 nm (15 knots) |
| Complement: | 175 |
| Armament: | 3× 100 mm 2× 2×37 mm AA 2× 2×25 mm AA 2× Hedgehog ASW 1× 3×533 mm torpedo tubes |
Hämeenmaa was a Finnish Riga class frigate. However the class was called the Hämeenmaa-class in Finland since the ship had some unique modifications (i.e. British submarine hunting equipment).
Hämeenmaa was in Finnish Navy service between 1964-1987. The sister ship Uusimaa was decommissioned in 1979 and cannibalized for spare parts for the Hämeenmaa.
Hämeenmaa was rebuilt into a minelayer in the 1980s. A communications central replaced the Hedgehog mounting. The quarter-deck 100 mm gun was also removed, as was the torpedo tubes. A stem twin 30 mm AK-230 was added. Hämeenmaa was decommissioned in 1987.
[edit] See also
- The sister ship Uusimaa
