Finnish frigate Uusimaa
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Type: | Frigate |
Class | Hämeenmaa class (modified Riga class) |
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Laid down: | |
Launched: | |
Commissioned: | 1964 (Finnish Navy) |
Fate: | Mothballed 1979, scrapped 1980 |
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 |
Uusimaa 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).
Uusimaa was in Finnish Navy service between 1964-1987. She was decommissioned in 1979 and cannibalized for spare parts for the Hämeenmaa.
[edit] See also
- The sister ship Hämeenmaa