Small trawler Kolyma / Traleris Kolyma - Lithuanian Sea Museum (Klaipeda, LT)
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Depicted small fishing trawler MŽT-90 "Kolyma" (Mažasis žvejybos traleris MŽT-90 "Kolyma") is a part of outdoor veteran-vessels exposition of the Lithuanian Sea Museum in Smiltyne, Klaipeda.
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Location: Lithuania
Date Posted: 07/14/2014
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Depicted small fishing trawler MŽT-90 "Kolyma" (Mažasis žvejybos traleris MŽT-90 "Kolyma") is a part of outdoor veteran-vessels exposition of the Lithuanian Sea Museum in Smiltyne, Klaipeda.
In 1940s–1950s, small-sized fishing trawlers were the most popular among the fishermen of the Klaipeda Region. In 1948, the first two Finnish-made small-sized fishing trawlers with metal cribs and wooden bodies arrived to Klaipeda Seaport from Tallinn. They were delivered to the Soviet Union by the defeated Finland as a form of war reparations.
The small-sized trawler "Kolyma" was built in Finland, Raunis Shipbuilding Yard in 1949. The vessel is 23.6 metres in length and 6.5 m in width; it has the broadside of 4.5 m in height and Diesel engine capacity of 200 hp. Displacement – 162 tons. The ship crew consisted of 11 persons. The vessel could sail autonomously for 100 days. These small-sized trawlers were used for fishing in the Baltic Sea until the mid 1970s.