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Ajonpää-class minesweeper

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Class overview
NameAjonpää
BuildersDenmark
OperatorsFinnish Navy
Built1941-1942
In commission1941-1962
Completed2
Retired2
General characteristics
TypeMinesweeper
Displacement52 tons
Length20.0 m (65.6 ft)
Beam5.3 m (17 ft)
Draught1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Propulsion200 hp (150 kW)
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)
Armament1 × 20 mm Madsen AA
NotesShips in class include: Ajonpää, Kallanpää

Ajonpää and Kallanpää were bought from Denmark during the Continuation War and were intended for clearing influence mines. Both ships survived the wars, Ajonpää was retired 1960 and Kallanpää on 1962.

References

  1. Auvinen, Visa (1983). Leijonalippu merellä [Lion flag at sea] (in Finnish). Pori, Finland: Satakunnan Kirjapaino Oy. pp. 86–87. ISBN 951-95781-1-0.
Finnish naval ship classes of World War II
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