() was a

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that served in the

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during

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. She was built in 1917. As the ship had changed hands many times (along with her sister ship ''Uusimaa'') during the turbulent last years of

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she had been renamed many times: In Russian service, she was called ; later, in German service, her name was . Finally, in 1920, the Germans handed her over to the Finns, who renamed her . After World War II, she served as a trawler in the

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. She was scrapped in 1953.

Interwar period

took part in the tragic autumn training cruise of the Finnish Navy in 1925 when the foundered in heavy seas. 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 joined with the Finnish Coastal Fleet in vicinity of

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to relieve and later patrolled the northern Baltic Sea and the

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together with her sister ship .

Winter War

and were detached from the Coastal Fleet on 6 January 1940 to provide escorts for shipping in the

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after several submarine sightings had been made north of Åland. When returning to

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on 25 January 1940 damaged its propeller in the ice and had to be docked for repairs.

Continuation War

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