EML ''Kalev'' (M414) was a of the
Estonian Navy, which belonged to the
Mineships Division.
Introduction
The minesweeper ''Kalev'' was a vessel in the Estonian Navy Mineships Division and also the first modernized ''Frauenlob''-class minesweeper. At the beginning of 2004 the, ''Kalev'' was discharged from service and transferred to the
Estonian Maritime Museum.
History
The EML ''Kalev'' (M414) was built in
West Germany, in the
Krögerwerft shipyard
A shipyard, also called a dockyard or boatyard, is a place where ships are built and repaired. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance a ...
in
Rendsburg
Rendsburg ( da, Rendsborg, also ''Rensborg'', nds, Rendsborg, also ''Rensborg'') is a town on the River Eider and the Kiel Canal in the central part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the ''Kreis'' (district) of Rendsburg-Ecke ...
. The vessel was launched on 25 August 1966 and entered service on 16 June 1967. It was one of ten ships of class 394 with the home port of
Neustadt in Holstein. The
German Navy decommissioned five of these ships in 1995; ''Minerva'' (''Kalev'') and her sister ''Diana'' (''Olev'') were given to the
Estonian Navy to operate. At the handing over ceremony the vessel received the Estonian name ''Kalev''. The third sister ''Undine'' was handed over to the Estonian Navy in 2001 as ''Vaindlo''. In 2004 the Estonian Navy decommissioned the ships and ''Kalev'' was handed to the Estonian Maritime Museum in
Tallinn.
See also
*
Baltic Naval Squadron
The Baltic Naval Squadron (BALTRON) was inaugurated in 1998. The main responsibility of BALTRON is to improve the co-operation between the Baltic states in the areas of naval defence and security. Constant readiness to contribute units to NATO ...
References
External links
Estonian Navy
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Frauenlob-class minesweepers
Ships built in Rendsburg
1966 ships
Cold War minesweepers of Germany
Frauenlob-class minesweepers of the Estonian Navy
Estonian Mineships Division
Museum ships in Estonia