Finnish gunboat Karjala

Karjala (ex-Filin) was a Finnish gunboat, built in 1918 at Ab Crichton shipyard in Turku. She served in the Finnish Navy during World War II. Karjala was named after the Finnic cultural region of Karelia. Like her sister ship Turunmaa, she served as cadet training vessel during peacetime and was nicknamed as Kurjala (place of misery) by cadets.

Karjala in June 1941.
History
Finland
NameKarjala
BuilderAb Crichton, Turku, Finland
Commissioned1918 (Finnish Navy)
FateScrapped in 1953
General characteristics
Class and typeFilin-class guard ship
Displacement342 tons
Length50 m (160 ft)
Beam6.9 m (23 ft)
Draft2.9 m (9.5 ft)
Propulsiontwo Normand boilers, 860 kW
Speed15 knots (28 km/h)
Range700 nautical miles (1,300 km) at 15 knots
Complement
  • 1930: 48
  • 1942: 63
ArmamentIn 1920s:
In 1939:
  • 2 × 75 mm/50
  • 2 × 20 mm Madsen AA
  • 2 × machine gun
  • 2 × DC mortar (SPH/37)
  • 30 mines
In 1944:
  • 2 × 75 mm/50
  • 3 × 20 mm Madsen AA
  • 1 × 12.7 mm machine gun
  • 2 × DC mortar (SPH/43)
  • 30 mines
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