Finnish transport vessel Wilhelm Carpelan
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Wilhelm Carpelan is a former Von Fersen-class transport boat. Built in 1915 for the Imperial Russian Navy, she was used as a transport boat and later a minesweeper by the Finnish Navy until 1977. After decommissioning, she was sold to private ownership and used as a pleasure boat. In 2013, Wilhelm Carpelan was donated to the collections of Forum Marinum, the maritime museum in Turku, Finland.
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Wilhelm Carpelan in Keilaniemi bay, Espoo, in February 2009 | |
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Finland | |
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Namesake | Wilhelm Carpelan |
Owner | Finnish Navy |
Builder | Kone- ja Siltarakennus Oy (Helsinki, Finland)[1] |
Commissioned | 1915[1] |
Decommissioned | 1977[2] |
Fate | Sold to private owner[2] |
Finland | |
Name | Wilhelm Carpelan |
Owner |
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Status | Museum ship |
General characteristics (as transport boat)[1][2] | |
Class and type | Von Fersen class transport boat |
Displacement | 20 tons |
Length | 18.5 m (60 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) |
Draft | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Installed power | 80 hp, later 180 hp |
Speed | 10, later 12 knots (19–22 km/h; 12–14 mph) |
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Complement | 2+2 |
Armament | One machine gun |
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