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The '''''Vetehinen'' class submarine''' was a [[Finland|Finnish]] 500 tonne [[submarine]] class of three vessels that was designed in the [[1920]]s and built in the [[1930]]s. The Vetehinen class served in the [[Finnish Navy]] during [[World War II]]. The class was designed by [[Netherlands|Dutch]] dummy company [[Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw]] den Haag (I.v.S) (set up by Germany after [[World War I]] in order to maintain and develop [[Germany|German]] [[submarine]] know-how and to circumvent the limitations set by the [[Treaty of Versailles]]) and built by the Finnish [[Crichton-Vulcan]] shipyard in [[Turku]]. The class was based on the German [[World War I]] Type UB III and Type UC III submarines and served as prototypes for |
The '''''Vetehinen'' class submarine''' was a [[Finland|Finnish]] 500 tonne [[submarine]] class of three vessels that was designed in the [[1920]]s and built in the [[1930]]s. The Vetehinen class served in the [[Finnish Navy]] during [[World War II]]. The class was designed by [[Netherlands|Dutch]] dummy company [[Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw]] den Haag (I.v.S) (set up by Germany after [[World War I]] in order to maintain and develop [[Germany|German]] [[submarine]] know-how and to circumvent the limitations set by the [[Treaty of Versailles]]) and built by the Finnish [[Crichton-Vulcan]] shipyard in [[Turku]]. The class was based on the German [[World War I]] Type UB III and Type UC III submarines and served as prototypes for [[German Type VII submarine|Type VII]] submarines. |
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The word ''vetehinen'' means a [[merman]]. |
The word ''vetehinen'' means a [[merman]]. |
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Revision as of 22:59, 31 July 2007
 The Vetehinen at sea
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| General characteristics | |
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| Displacement | 493 tonnes surfaced, 716 tonnes submerged |
| Length | 63.5 metres (208.3 ft) |
| Beam | 6.2 metres (20.3 ft) |
| Draft | 3.6 metres (11.8 ft) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric, 1,016 hp |
| Speed | 12.6 knots surfaced, 8.5 knots submerged |
| Range | 1,575 nm at 10 knots surfaced, 75 nm at 4 knots submerged |
| Complement | 30 men |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes, 2 bow, 2 stern (6 torpedoes) 1 x 76 mm/48 Bofors 1 x 20 mm/60 Madsen 1 x 12.7 mm |
The Vetehinen class submarine was a Finnish 500 tonne submarine class of three vessels that was designed in the 1920s and built in the 1930s. The Vetehinen class served in the Finnish Navy during World War II. The class was designed by Dutch dummy company Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag (I.v.S) (set up by Germany after World War I in order to maintain and develop German submarine know-how and to circumvent the limitations set by the Treaty of Versailles) and built by the Finnish Crichton-Vulcan shipyard in Turku. The class was based on the German World War I Type UB III and Type UC III submarines and served as prototypes for Type VII submarines.
The word vetehinen means a merman.