Hämeenmaa (other)
Hämeenmaa may refer to: * Finnish gunboat ''Hämeenmaa'', 1917–1953 * Finnish frigate ''Hämeenmaa'', 1964–1985, later a minelayer * ''Hämeenmaa''-class minelayer, a two vessel strong class of coastal minelayers See also * Tavastia (other) * Häme Häme (; Swedish: ''Tavastland'', Latin: ''Tavastia'') is the name of a geographical region in Finland, associated with the Tavastians, or Häme people (''hämäläiset''), a subgroup of the Finnish people. The precise area referred to can vary ...

Finnish Gunboat Hämeenmaa
''Hämeenmaa'' was a gunboat that served in the Finnish Navy during World War II. She was built in 1917. As the ship had changed hands many times during the turbulent last years of World War I she had been renamed many times: In Russian service, she was called ''Pingvin'', later, in German service, her name was ''Wulf''. Finally the Germans handed her over to the Finns in 1920, who renamed her ''Hämeenmaa''. After World War II, she served as a trawler in the Baltic Sea. She was scrapped in 1953. Interwar period ''Hämeenmaa'' took part in the tragic autumn training cruise of the Finnish Navy in 1925 when the torpedo boat ''S2'' foundered in heavy seas. ''Hämeenmaa'' started leaking during the storm and when it finally reached the dock at Veitsiluoto its rear deck was already at sea level. In September 1939 ''Hämeenmaa'' joined with Finnish Coastal Fleet in vicinity of Åland to relieve and later patrolled the northern Baltic Sea and the Sea of Åland together with her siste ...
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Finnish Frigate Hämeenmaa
''Hämeenmaa'' was a Finnish . The class was called the ''Hämeenmaa'' class in Finland since the ship had some unique modifications (i.e. British submarine hunting equipment). The two 37 mm twin guns were also replaced with two 40 mm single AA guns in 1975. ''Hämeenmaa'' was rebuilt into a minelayer in the 1980s. A communications central replaced the Hedgehog mounting. The torpedo tubes were removed. A bow twin 30 mm AK-230 was added. ''Hämeenmaa'' was decommissioned in 1985. Operational service The ''Hämeenmaa''s were acquired from the Soviet Union in the mid-1960s, to be used as gun training ships. They formed the "Escort Flotilla" ( fi, Saattajalaivue) together with the s. The commissioning of and in the late 1960s led however to personnel shortages in the Finnish Navy (Finland had a naval manpower restriction after World War II) and the navy was forced to limit the use of its two ''Hämeenmaa'' frigates. They were initially used one at a time and finally d ...
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Hämeenmaa-class Minelayer
The ''Hämeenmaa''-class minelayers ( fi, Hämeenmaa-luokan miinalaiva) is a two vessel strong class of coastal minelayers, used by the Finnish Navy. The ships have a steel hull and aluminum alloy superstructure. The class has an ice operating classification of ICE-1A and can operate year-round in ice up to 40 cm thick. The design included some first attempts on stealth technology in the Finnish Navy. During a crisis the main task for the ''Hämeenmaa''-class ships is minelaying, but the vessels can also act as escort, transport and depot ships. History The contract for the ''Hämeenmaa'' class was originally awarded to Wärtsilä Marine, but following its bankruptcy the contract was transferred to Hollming. Turmoil in the Finnish shipbuilding industry didn't stop there. In early 1992 Hollming and Rauma Yards merged their shipbuilding industry to form a new company called Finnyards. Modernization Both ships were modernized 200608. The purpose of the modernization wa ...
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Tavastia (other)
Tavastia or Tavastland may refer to: * Häme (Swedish: ''Tavastland'', Latin: ''Tavastia'') * Tavastia (historical province), a historical province of the kingdom of Sweden, located in modern-day Finland * Tavastia (constituency), formerly Tavastia South, Finland * Tavastia Proper, a modern region of Finland * Päijänne Tavastia, a modern region of Finland * Tavastia Club, a rock music club in Helsinki, Finland * MV ''Tavastland'', a ship See also *Hämeenmaa (other) *Tavastians Tavastians ( fi, Hämäläiset, sv, Tavaster, russian: Емь, Yem, Yam) are a historic people and a modern subgroup (heimo) of the Finnish people. They live in areas of the historical province of Tavastia (Häme) and speak Tavastian dialects ..., people from Tavastia * Tavastum {{disambig, geo ...
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