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EML Kalev (1936)
1936 Estonian ship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see EML Kalev.
EML Kalev was one of two submarines of the Republic of Estonia launched in 1936 at Vickers and Armstrongs Ltd. in England. Her sister, Lembit, survived the Second World War.
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Name | Kalev |
Operator | Estonian Navy |
Ordered | 12 December 1934 |
Builder | Vickers and Armstrongs Ltd., United Kingdom |
Laid down | May 1935 |
Launched | 7 July 1936 13:20 |
Commissioned | 12 March 1937 |
In service | 1937–1940 |
Out of service | 1940 |
Homeport | Tallinn |
Nickname(s) | Kalev |
Captured | by USSR in 1940 |
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Name | Kalev |
Operator | Soviet Navy |
In service | 1940 - 1941 |
Out of service | 1941 |
Homeport | Tallinn, Leningrad |
Captured | from Estonia in 1940 |
Fate | missing after 29 October 1941 |
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Class and type | Kalev-class submarine |
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Length | 59.5 m (195 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 7.5 m (25 ft) 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 3.6 m (12 ft) 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
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Speed |
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Test depth | 120 m (390 ft) |
Complement | 4 officers + 28 sailors |
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