Finnish gunboat Klas Horn
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Russia | |
| Name | Posadnik |
| Builder | Elbing , Germany |
| Laid down | 1891 |
| Launched | 13 April 1892 |
| Commissioned | 1892 |
| Decommissioned | 1918 |
| Fate | Taken over by Finland 1918 |
 Finland | |
| Name | Klas Horn |
| Namesake | Klas Horn |
| Commissioned | 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 1937 |
| Fate | Broken up for scrap, 1938 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class and type | Kazarski-class gunboat |
| Displacement | 420 t (410 long tons) |
| Length | 60.20 m (197 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 7.42 m (24 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion | 1 shaft, kW ) |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Complement | 65 |
| Armament |
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Klas Horn was originally the
despatch vessel during World War I. During the Russian Revolution, Finland declared independence from the Russian Empire and the ship, which lay abandoned in Finnish waters, was taken over by the newly formed Finnish Navy and renamed Klas Horn, after a 16th-century admiral. Klas Horn ended her Finnish Navy service in the 1930s. The ship was broken up
for scrap in 1938.
Design and description
The
bow while the other was deck-mounted and could be trained at targets.[1]
The vessel underwent a series of modifications during her existence. In 1907 Posadnik had her 3-pounder guns replaced with two 57 mm (2.2 in)/40 calibre guns.[3][b] In 1910 the ship was rearmed with two 75 mm (3.0 in) guns, two 57 mm guns, two machine guns and the bow torpedo tube was removed. In 1911, Posadnik underwent another change, having the bow 75 mm gun swapped out for a 4-inch (100 mm)/60 calibre gun. In 1917, the second 75 mm gun was swapped out for a 4-inch gun.[3]
Construction and career
Posadnik was constructed at the
Bolshevik Revolution, Finland declared independence from the Russian Empire in 1918. The basis for the new nation's navy were a series of former Russian vessels abandoned during the revolution in Finnish waters.[2] Posadnik was taken over in March 1918 and renamed Klas Horn for a a 16th-century admiral.[3] The ship was stricken in 1937 and broken up for scrap in 1938.[2][3]
See also
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b c Campbell 1979, p. 202.
- ^ a b c Westerlund 1980, p. 364.
- ^ a b c d e f Budzbon 1985, p. 297.
- ^ Campbell 1979, p. 171.
References
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- Budzbon, Przemysław (1985). "Russia". In Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Campbell, N J M (1979). "Russia". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. New York: Mayflower Books. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
- Westerlund, Karl-Erik (1980). "Finland". In Chesneau, Roger (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-146-7.