Kalev-class submarine

	Kalev and Lembit
Class overview
Name	Kalev class
Builders	Vickers Armstrong
Operators	Estonian Navy; Soviet Navy;
In commission	1936 - 1979
Completed	2
Lost	1
Preserved	1
General characteristics
Type	Submarine
Tonnage	570 (in its current condition)
Displacement	665 tons surfaced; 853 tons submerged;
Length	59.5 m (195 ft 3 in)
Beam	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught	3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Speed	surface - 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph); submerged - 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph);
Complement	4 officers + 28 enlisted
Armament	4 × bow torpedo tubes; (8 21 inch (533 mm)torpedoes); 1 × 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors AA gun; 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis AA gun; 20 mines;

The Kalev class consisted of two mine laying submarines built for the Estonian Navy.

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