Lithuanian warship Prezidentas Smetona
History | |
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German Empire | |
Name | SMS M59 |
Builder | Deschimag-Werk Seebeck |
Launched | October 31, 1917 |
Fate | Sold to Lithuania, 1927 |
History | |
Lithuania | |
Name | Prezidentas Smetona |
Namesake | Antanas Smetona, President of Lithuania |
Acquired | purchased, 1927 |
Commissioned | August 2, 1935 |
Homeport | Klaipėda, later Šventoji |
Fate | Seized by the Soviet Union, 1940 |
History | |
Soviet Union | |
Name | Пирмӯнас |
Acquired | June 15, 1940 |
Renamed | Коралл |
Fate | Sunk, 11 January 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | minesweeper |
Displacement | 525–586 tons |
Length | |
Beam | 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in) |
Draft | 2.2–2.3 m (7 ft 3 in – 7 ft 7 in) |
Propulsion | 2 Schulz coal-fired boilers |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
Complement | 48 |
Armament |
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Lithuanian warship Prezidentas Smetona was the only warship in
Built by
The 525–586-ton Prezidentas Smetona was 60 metres (197 ft) in length and was powered by two Schulz coal-fired boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots. A complement of 48 manned two 3-inch (7.6 cm) guns and three machine-guns. The ship was reconstructed and was officially launched as a warship on August 2, 1935 by captain Antanas Kaškelis.[1]
After the German ultimatum to Lithuania in March 1939, Lithuania lost the port of Klaipėda and Prezidentas Smetona had to be docked in Šventoji.[2]
Lithuania was
Estonian researchers had announced several times in the press that they have located the wreckage in the Gulf of Finland.[5]
In 2018, a large original flag of the warship was handed to the Lithuanian Sea Museum by Lithuanian descent collector Henry Gaidis.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Stanišauskas, Gediminas (2007-12-12). "Suomijos įlankos dugne aptiktas "Prezidentas Smetona"" (in Lithuanian). Balsas.lt. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ "Estai rado nuskandintą "Prezidentą Smetoną"". Lietuvos rytas (in Lithuanian). 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2008-04-05.[permanent dead link]
- ^ ISBN 5-89173-178-9.
- ^ "T-76 Korall". Ships hit by U-boats. uboat.net. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Nikitenka, Denisas (4 July 2017). "Suomijos įlankoje aptiktas "Prezidentas Smetona"" (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos žinios. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Bikauskaitė, Dalia. "Klaipėdą pasieks unikali Trispalvė". Lzinios.lt. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.