Vesikko - Suomenlinna, Helsinki
Posted by: Mikkozzz
N 60° 08.549 E 024° 59.370
35V E 388353 N 6668978
Vesikko was one of the five submarines to serve the Finnish navy from 1936 until 1946. All others were scrapped after the war, but Vesikko was converted to museum ship. It's the only existing Type II submarine in the world.
Waymark Code: WM8B8V
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 03/06/2010
Views: 116
Vesikko was built in 1933 by the Crichton-Vulcan shipyard in Turku, Finland. The Finnish navy purchased it from Germany in 1936. She patrolled Gulf of Finland during Winter War 1939-40 and Continuation War 1941-44. Paris Peace Treaties in 1947 forbade submarines from Finland. In 1990 Finland unilaterally declared certain articles in treaty void including submarine ban. Nevertheless the navy has not acquired new submarines.