Uusimaa was a FinnishRiga-classfrigate. However the class was called the Uusimaa-class in Finland since the ship had some unique modifications (i.e. British submarine hunting equipment).
As the Finnish Navy had a manpower restriction after World War II, the navy suffered personnel shortages after the commissioning of the Turunmaa and Karjala. The navy limited therefore the use of its two Hämeenmaa frigates and finally decided to retire them.[1]
Uusimaa was in Finnish Navy service between 1964–1980. She was decommissioned in 1979 and cannibalized for spare parts for the Hämeenmaa.
finnish, frigate, uusimaa, uusimaa, finnish, riga, class, frigate, however, class, called, uusimaa, class, finland, since, ship, some, unique, modifications, british, submarine, hunting, equipment, history, soviet, union, namefilin, namesakerussian, word, Фили. Uusimaa was a Finnish Riga class frigate However the class was called the Uusimaa class in Finland since the ship had some unique modifications i e British submarine hunting equipment History Soviet Union NameFilin NamesakeRussian word for owl Filin BuilderYantar Kaliningrad Yard number115 Laid down27 August 1953 Launched6 June 1954 Completed21 December 1954 FateSold to Finland 1964 History Finland NameUusimaa NamesakeUusimaa region Acquired1964 Commissioned1964 Decommissioned1979 Stricken1980 FateScrapped 1980 General characteristics Class and typeHameenmaa class modified Riga class frigate Displacement1 260 tons 1 500 tons full load Length91 5 m 300 ft Beam10 1 m 33 ft Draft3 2 m 10 ft Propulsionsteam turbines 14 900 kW Speed28 knots 52 km h Range2 000 nautical miles 3 700 km at 15 knots Complement175 Armamentthree 100 mm two 2 37 mm AA two 2 25 mm AA two Hedgehog ASW one 3 533 mm torpedo tubes As the Finnish Navy had a manpower restriction after World War II the navy suffered personnel shortages after the commissioning of the Turunmaa and Karjala The navy limited therefore the use of its two Hameenmaa frigates and finally decided to retire them 1 Uusimaa was in Finnish Navy service between 1964 1980 She was decommissioned in 1979 and cannibalized for spare parts for the Hameenmaa See also editThe sister ship HameenmaaReferences edit www mil fi SaattajatHameenmaa ja Uusimaa Archived from the original on 2009 04 12 Retrieved 2008 11 22 nbsp This article about a specific military ship or boat of Finland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Finnish frigate Uusimaa amp oldid 1144288716, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
