Finnish gunboat Matti Kurki
 Matti Kurki's sister ship, Klas Horn
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Russia | |
| Name | Voevoda |
| Builder | Elbing , Germany |
| Laid down | 1891 |
| Launched | 8 December 1892 |
| Commissioned | 1892 |
| Decommissioned | 1918 |
| Fate | Taken over by Finland 1918 |
 Finland | |
| Name | Matti Kurki |
| Acquired | March 1918 |
| Commissioned | 1918 |
| Stricken | 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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Matti Kurki 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 Matti Kurki, after 13th-century commander. Matti Kurki 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 Voevoda had her 3-pounder guns replaced with two 57 mm (2.2 in)/40 calibre guns.[3][a] 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.[3]
Construction and career
Voevoda 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] Voevoda was taken over in March 1918 and renamed Matti Kurki for a 13th century commander.[3] The ship was stricken in 1937 and broken up for scrap in 1938.[2][3]
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b c Campbell 1979, p. 202.
- ^ a b c Westerlund 1980, p. 364.
- ^ a b c d e 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.