Finnish frigate Uusimaa
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| Career |  |
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| Commissioned: | 1964 (Finnish Navy) |
| Fate: | Mothballed 1979, scrapped 1980 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Hämeenmaa class (modified Riga-class frigate) |
| Displacement: | 1,260 tons 1,500 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 91.5 metres (300 ft) |
| Beam: | 10.1 metres (33 ft) |
| Draft: | 3.2 metres (10 ft) |
| Propulsion: | steam turbines, 14,900 kW |
| Speed: | 28 knots (52 km/h) |
| Range: | 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km) at 15 knots |
| Complement: | 175 |
| Armament: | three 100 mm two 2×37 mm AA two 2×25 mm AA two Hedgehog ASW one 3×533 mm torpedo tubes |
Uusimaa was a Finnish Riga-class frigate. However the class was called the Hämeenmaa-class in Finland since the ship had some unique modifications (i.e. British submarine hunting equipment).
Uusimaa was in Finnish Navy service between 1964-1987. She was decommissioned in 1979 and cannibalized for spare parts for the Hämeenmaa.
[edit] See also
- The sister ship Hämeenmaa
