Tasuja (A432)
Lindormen (N43) Tasuja (A432) |
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Overview | |
Type | Mine layer / auxiliary ship |
Shipyard |
Svendborg Værft , Denmark |
Launch | June 7th 1977 |
1. Period of service |
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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 |
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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) |
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 |
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
- EML Tasuja ( Memento from April 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Merevägi võttis teenistusse tuukri-ja toetuslaeva Wambola , online report at http://www.pealinn.ee from November 1, 2016, accessed on November 2, 2016 (Estonian)
- ↑ Tuukri- ja toetuslaev Tasuja A432 ( Memento from February 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive )