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| History | |
|---|---|
 Finland | |
| Name | Vetehinen |
| Ordered | 16 September 1926 |
| Builder | Ab Crichton-Vulcan Oy, Turku, Finland |
| Laid down | 1926–27 |
| Launched | 1 June 1930 |
| Commissioned | 13 October 1930 |
| Decommissioned | 1946 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1950s |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Vetehinen-class submarine |
| Displacement | 493 tonnes surfaced, 716 tonnes submerged |
| Length | 63.5 m (208.3 ft) |
| Beam | 6.2 m (20.3 ft) |
| Draft | 3.6 m (11.8 ft) |
| Propulsion | Polar Atlas Diesel-electric, 1,016 hp (758 kW) , ABB |
| Speed | 12.6 knots (23.3 km/h; 14.5 mph) surfaced, 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) submerged |
| Range | 1,575 nmi (2,917 km; 1,812 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced, 75 nmi (139 km; 86 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Complement | 30 men |
| Armament | |
Vetehinen was a 500-tonne Vetehinen-class submarine that was constructed in the early 1930s, which served in the Finnish Navy during the Second World War. The submarine was the first ship of its class of three submarines. The name vetehinen means "merman".