 Riilahti
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ruotsinsalmi class |
| Builders | Crichton-Vulcan, Turku |
| Operators |  Finnish Navy |
| Succeeded by | Keihässalmi |
| In service | 1941–1975 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Retired | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Minelayer |
| Displacement | 310 t (310 long tons) |
| Length | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 7.9 m (25 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Rateau diesel, 2 props, 890 kW (1,200 bhp) |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 60 |
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The Ruotsinsalmi-class minelayers were a two-strong class of minelayers in the Finnish Navy. The two ships, comprising Ruotsinsalmi and Riilahti, were constructed in Finland and saw service in the Winter War and World War II. Riihahti was sunk in an engagement with Soviet motor torpedo boats on 23 August 1943. Ruotsinsalmi survived the wars and remained in service in the post war Finnish Navy until being withdrawn in the 1970s.[a]
- ^ Moore 1976, p. 141.
- ^ Westerlund & Chumbley 1995, p. 91.
- ^ Westerlund 1980, p. 365.
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