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Vesihiisi was a Finnish 500 tonne submarine that was constructed in the early 1930s and who served in the Finnish Navy during the second World War.
[edit] General Characteristics
- Displacement : 493 tonnes surfaced, 716 tonnes submerged
- Length : 63.5 m total
- Beam : 6.2 m total
- Draft : 3.6 m
- Propulsion : Diesel-electric, 1,016 hp
- Diving depth :
- Speed : 12.6 knots surfaced, 8.5 knots submerged
- Range : 1,575 nm at 10 knots surfaced, 75 km at 4 knots (7 km/h) submerged
- Complement : 30 men
- Armament : 1x 76 mm/48 Bofors gun, 1x 20 mm/60 Madsen AA gun
1x 12.7 mm MG, 2 bow and 2 aft torpedo tubes (6 torpedoes)
[edit] Submarines of the class
