Id. warship

[Juha Tompuri]

Thanks a lot, Juha

Actually it was Pekka, who answered to your question.

Regards, Juha

[Juha Tompuri]

V 2 / Vihuri and V 3 / Viima ( later designation V 1) ?

Might be V 2, ex TK 141 at foreground and V 3, ex TK 64 at background.


Regards, Juha

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Can somebody identify the exact model of this ship ??

Image from SA-Kuva archive (166412)
Sturm78

[Vaeltaja]

It is what Finns called 'M-lautta' ('M-barge/ferry'). Bought or otherwise acquired from Germans fairly late in war. Germans called those as Marine Artillerie Leichter which was often abbreviated to MAL

German (auf Deutsch) information on that type of ferries: http://historisches-marinearchiv.de/pro ... eibung.php
Also some in de-wiki: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine-Artillerieleichter

Small bit in English: http://german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/ship ... index.html

[veeteetee]

Use MAL as search word at THIS very site.

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much for your help, Vaeltaja ..

Regards Sturm78

[udondave]

Hi Everyone,

What is this RN warship? Pictured in June 1940, France, near Le Havre or Cherbourg.

Many thanks, Dave

[korup]

AFAIK Finnish waters don't reach as far as Cherboug, so that's wrong forum to ask such a question.

[udondave]

apologies for this. Dave