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| The Finnish submarine Vesikko can be considered a prototype of the German IIA class. She was built at the Crichton-Vulcan shipyard in Turku, Finland under a German order and launched in 1933. The Finnish government reserved the right to purchase the boat and did so in January 1936. Vesikko was the only Finnish submarine to survive the post-war peace agreement forbidding Finland to own submarines. The boat was converted into a military museum in 1959 and can be found at the island of Suomenlinna, Finland. Technical information for type IIADate: 1934 and 1935 Builders: Deutsche Werke Built: 6 Displacement: Surfaced 254 tons Submerged 303 tons Length: Overall 40.9 m Pressure hull 27.8 m Beam: Overall 4.1 m Pressure hull 4 m Draft: 3.8 m Height: 8.6 m Power: Surfaced 500 kW Submerged 270 kW Speed: Surfaced 24 km/h Submerged 13 km/h Range: Surfaced 2500 km Submerged 55 km Torpedoes: 5 (3 bow tubes) Deck gun: No Anti-aircraft: Yes Crew: 22 to 24 men Max depth: 150 m Forward part Attached Image: 1.jpg
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