Finnish Coastal Defense Ship Ilmarinen

Ilmarinen was a Finnish Navy coastal defence ship. The unit was constructed at the Crichton-Vulcan shipyard in Turku, Finland, and named after the mythological hero Ilmarinen from the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala. Ilmarinen was the flagship of the Navy from 1 May 1933 until her sinking on 13 September 1941, when she struck a mine.

General characteristics

Class and type: Väinämöinen-class coastal defence ship
Displacement: 3,900 t
Length: 93.0 m (305.1 ft)
Beam: 16.864 m (55.33 ft)
Draught: 4.5 m (15 ft)
Propulsion:
Diesel-Electric powertrain
four Krupp engines 875 kW (1,173 hp), two shafts.
3,500 kW (4,700 hp)
Speed: 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Range: 700 nmi (1,300 km; 810 mi)
Complement: 403 (11 September 1941)
Armament:
[design]
4 × 254 mm (10 in)/45 cal Bofors guns (2 × 2)
8 × 105 mm (4 in)/50 cal Bofors DP guns (4 × 2)
4 × 40 mm/40 cal Vickers AA guns (4 × 1)
2 × 20 mm/60 cal Madsen AA guns (2 × 1)
[1941]
4 × 254 mm/45 cal Bofors guns (2 × 2)
8 × 105 mm/50 cal Bofors DP guns (4 × 2)
4 × 40 mm/56 cal Bofors AA M/36S guns (1 × 2, 2 × 1)
4 × 20 mm/60 cal Madsen AA guns (4 × 1)