5-445: Hämeenmaa may refer to: Finnish gunboat Hämeenmaa , 1917–1953 Finnish frigate Hämeenmaa , 1964–1985, later a minelayer Hämeenmaa -class minelayer , a two vessel strong class of coastal minelayers See also [ edit ] Tavastia (disambiguation) Häme Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-561: A trawler in the Baltic Sea . She was scrapped in 1953. Hämeenmaa took part in the tragic autumn training cruise of the Finnish Navy in 1925 when the Finnish torpedo boat S2 foundered in heavy seas. Hämeenmaa started leaking during the storm and when it finally reached the dock at Veitsiluoto its rear deck was already at sea level. In September 1939 Hämeenmaa joined with
15-690: The Finnish Coastal Fleet in vicinity of Åland to relieve Karjala and later patrolled the northern Baltic Sea and the Sea of Åland together with her sister ship Uusimaa . Hämeenmaa and Uusimaa were detached from the Coastal Fleet on 6 January 1940 to provide escorts for shipping in the Gulf of Bothnia after several submarine sightings had been made north of Åland. When returning to Turku on 25 January 1940 Hämeenmaa damaged its propeller in
20-537: The title Hämeenmaa . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hämeenmaa&oldid=919881788 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Finnish gunboat H%C3%A4meenmaa Hämeenmaa ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhæmeːmˌmɑː] )
25-644: Was a gunboat that served in the Finnish Navy during World War II . She was built in 1917. As the ship had changed hands many times during the turbulent last years of World War I she had been renamed many times: In Russian service, she was called Pingvin ; later, in German service, her name was Wulf . Finally, in 1920, the Germans handed her over to the Finns, who renamed her Hämeenmaa . After World War II, she served as
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