Tasuja (A432)

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Lindormen (N43)
Tasuja (A432)
Lindormen class
ENS Tasuja (6209081722) .jpg
Overview
Type Mine layer / auxiliary ship
Shipyard

Svendborg Værft , Denmark

Launch June 7th 1977
1. Period of service flag
period of service

as Lindormen (N43) in the Danish Navy

Commissioning June 14, 1978
Decommissioning October 22, 2004
Whereabouts the Estonian Marine sold
2. Period of service flag
period of service as Tasuja (A432) in the Estonian Navy
Commissioning April 12, 2006
Decommissioning November 1, 2016
Technical specifications
displacement

577 tons

length

44.5 meters

width

9 meters

height

21 meters

Draft

2.9 meters

crew

27 (5 officers)

drive

2 × 1200 kW Frichs diesel engines (800 HP each)
2 controllable pitch propellers

speed

14 knots

Armament

2 × 12.7 mm Browning MG

troops

35 more soldiers

Sensors

2 × Litton Decca E (I-band) navigation radar

Armor

steel

coat of arms

The Tasuja was built under the name Lindormen as a type ship of the same class of the Danish Navy . The ship later belonged to the Estonian Navy .

history

The then Lindormen was built in 1977 as the first of a two-unit class of ships on Svendborg Værft . From 1978 to 2004 she was used by the Danish Navy. The ship was then taken over as Tasuja by the Estonian Navy and assigned as a diving ship to the local anti-mine division ( Miinilaevade Divisjon ).

First period of service (Danish Navy)

The ship entered service on June 14, 1978 under the name Lindormen by the Danish Navy. In the following years it was mainly used as a mine layer, but also took on tasks as a command and supply ship (e.g. for the NATO anti-mine association). After 26 years of service in Denmark, the ship was decommissioned on October 22, 2004 and then taken over by the Estonian Navy.

Second term of service (Estonian Navy)

In the Estonian Navy, the ship was used as Tasuja from 2006 to 2016.

tasks

  • Platform for missions and training of the EOD Tuukrigrupp
  • Ensure security and freedom in Estonian waters
  • Sea rescue service
  • Participation in operations as part of BALTRON
  • Representing Estonia in international exercises and operations
  • Platform for conducting basic courses for prospective sailors

Ship coat of arms

A silver sword was in the center of the ship's coat of arms. The sword symbolizes Tasuja's importance during the ancient Estonian struggle for freedom in the 13th century as well as the importance of the historic ship Tasuja during the Estonian War of Freedom . The ship's motto in Latin was More Maiorum , which is called like our forefathers in German . The coat of arms was designed by Priit Herod.

On July 8, 2006, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Kunda City Council and the diving ship Tasuja. This gave the ship the right to wear the Kunda city coat of arms, while the crew presented the city in foreign ports in return.

Commanders

  • Leitnant Erkki Silm
  • Head of Arto Reinmaa
  • Vanemleitnant Indrek Vinkel
  • Kaptenmajor Johan-Elias Seljamaa
  • Vanemleitnant Annes Babenko
  • Vanemleitnant / Kaptenmajor Gert Soomsalu
  • Vanemleitnant Ermo Jeedas (2015-2016)

Web links

Commons : Tasuja (A432)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Lindormen class at www.navalhistory.dk , accessed on August 16, 2014 (English)
  2. ↑ Merevägi võttis teenistusse tuukri-ja toetuslaeva Wambola , online report at http://www.pealinn.ee from November 1, 2016, accessed on November 2, 2016 (Estonian)
  3. ↑ Tuukri- ja toetuslaev Tasuja A432 ( Memento from February 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive )