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Finnish torpedo boat S2

Index Finnish torpedo boat S2

S2 (ex-Prozorlivy and ex-Gagara in Russian service) was a Finnish ''Sokol'' class torpedo boat that had been seized from the Russians after the Finnish Civil War 1918. [1]

43 relations: Örö, Bearing (mechanical), Beaufort scale, Bolsheviks, British campaign in the Baltic (1918–19), Carbon monoxide poisoning, Convoy, Crichton-Vulcan, Falcon, Finland, Finnish Civil War, Finnish coastal defence ship Ilmarinen, Finnish coastal defence ship Väinämöinen, Finnish gunboat Hämeenmaa, Finnish gunboat Klas Horn, Gulf of Bothnia, Gulf of Finland, Gunboat, Ice Cruise of the Baltic Fleet, Imperial German Navy, Imperial Russian Navy, Loon, Minesweeper, Minister of Defence (Finland), Naval mine, Pilot station, Pori, Reposaari, Russian language, S-class torpedo boat, Saint Petersburg, Säppi lighthouse, Seabed, SM UC-78, Submarine, Tornio, Torpedo boat, Treaty of Tartu (Russian–Finnish), Uusikaupunki, Vaasa, Wäinö Aaltonen, World War I, Yarrow boiler.

Örö

Örö is a large island in the Archipelago Sea in Finland.

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Bearing (mechanical)

A bearing is a machine element that constrains relative motion to only the desired motion, and reduces friction between moving parts.

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Beaufort scale

The Beaufort scale is an empirical measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land.

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Bolsheviks

The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists or Bolsheviki (p; derived from bol'shinstvo (большинство), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority"), were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903.

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British campaign in the Baltic (1918–19)

The British Campaign in the Baltic 1918–19 was a part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. The codename of the Royal Navy campaign was "Operation Red Trek". The intervention played a key role in enabling the establishment of the independent states of Estonia and LatviaKinvig, Churchill's Crusade but failed to secure the control of Petrograd by White Russian forces, which was one of the main goals of the campaign.Kinvig, Churchill's Crusade, pp. 271–90.

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Carbon monoxide poisoning

Carbon monoxide poisoning typically occurs from breathing in too much carbon monoxide (CO).

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Convoy

A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection.

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Crichton-Vulcan

Crichton-Vulcan is an abandoned shipyard in Turku, Finland, that once formed the cornerstone of the Finnish shipbuilding industry.

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Falcon

Falcons are birds of prey in the genus Falco, which includes about 40 species.

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Finland

Finland (Suomi; Finland), officially the Republic of Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east.

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Finnish Civil War

The Finnish Civil War was a conflict for the leadership and control of Finland during the country's transition from a Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire to an independent state.

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Finnish coastal defence ship Ilmarinen

Ilmarinen was a Finnish Navy Panssarilaiva ("Armored ship"; a coastal defence ship by British classification).

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Finnish coastal defence ship Väinämöinen

Väinämöinen was a Finnish coastal defence ship, the sister ship of the Finnish Navy's flagship and also the first ship of her class.

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Finnish gunboat Hämeenmaa

Hämeenmaa was a gunboat that served in the Finnish Navy during World War II.

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Finnish gunboat Klas Horn

Klas Horn (ex-Posadnik) was the flagship and an escort ship for the Russian Czar's yacht.

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Gulf of Bothnia

The Gulf of Bothnia (Pohjanlahti; Bottenhavet) is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea.

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Gulf of Finland

The Gulf of Finland (Suomenlahti; Soome laht; p; Finska viken) is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea.

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Gunboat

A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.

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Ice Cruise of the Baltic Fleet

The Ice Cruise of the Baltic Fleet (Ледовый поход Балтийского флота) was an operation which transferred the ships of the Baltic Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy from their bases at Tallinn, at the time known as Reval (Ревель), and Helsinki to Kronstadt in 1918.

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Imperial German Navy

The Imperial German Navy ("Imperial Navy") was the navy created at the time of the formation of the German Empire.

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Imperial Russian Navy

The Imperial Russian Navy was the navy of the Russian Empire.

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Loon

The loons (North America) or divers (Great Britain/Ireland) are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia.

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Minesweeper

A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to engage in minesweeping.

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Minister of Defence (Finland)

The Minister of Defence (puolustusministeri, försvarsminister) is a member of the Finnish Council of State.

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Naval mine

A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines.

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Pilot station

A pilot station is an onshore headquarters for maritime pilots or place pilots can be hired.

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Pori

Pori (Björneborg; Arctopolis) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland.

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Reposaari

Reposaari (Räfsö) is an island and village at the Bothnian Sea in Pori, Finland.

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Russian language

Russian (rússkiy yazýk) is an East Slavic language, which is official in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as being widely spoken throughout Eastern Europe, the Baltic states, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

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S-class torpedo boat

The Finnish S-class torpedo boats was a series of six ex-Russian torpedo boats, that had been taken over by the Finns after the Russian revolution and the Finnish Civil War.

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Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg (p) is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with 5 million inhabitants in 2012, part of the Saint Petersburg agglomeration with a population of 6.2 million (2015).

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Säppi lighthouse

Säppi lighthouse (Säpin majakka, Sebbskärs fyr) is a lighthouse on the coast of Bothnian Sea, located outside the city of Pori in the island of Säppi.

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Seabed

The seabed (also known as the seafloor, sea floor, or ocean floor) is the bottom of the ocean.

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SM UC-78

SM UC-78 was a German Type UC II minelaying submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) during World War I. The U-boat was ordered on 12 January 1916 and was launched on 8 December 1916.

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Submarine

A submarine (or simply sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.

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Tornio

Tornio (official name: Tornion kaupunki; in Duortnus; in Torneå) is a city and municipality in Lapland, Finland.

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Torpedo boat

A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle.

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Treaty of Tartu (Russian–Finnish)

The Treaty of Tartu (italic, Tarton rauha) between Finland and Soviet Russia was signed on 14 October 1920 after negotiations that lasted four months.

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Uusikaupunki

Uusikaupunki (Nystad), is a town and municipality of Finland.

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Vaasa

Vaasa (Vasa) is a city on the west coast of Finland.

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Wäinö Aaltonen

Wäinö Valdemar Aaltonen (8 March 1894– 30 May 1966) was a Finnish artist and sculptor.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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Yarrow boiler

Yarrow boilers are an important class of high-pressure water-tube boilers.

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Finnish torpedo boat S 2, Russian destroyer Gagara (1899), Russian destroyer Prozorlivi (1899).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_torpedo_boat_S2

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