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520: 415: 123: 535:, UK. A team travelled to Finland to prepare Nuolli 11 for her journey to Exeter. "This involved stripping her hull, filling and repainting, overhauling her main generator for 3-phase power to warm the main engines; these were intact but required all the support systems to be installed including oil tanks, exhaust and fuel systems." The route back to the UK included passing down the Swedish and Danish coasts to enter the 447: 439: 22: 411:(Swedish: Obbnäs) torpedo test station in southern Finland to be used as test vessel for a new Finnish-origin torpedo system, which failed. The trip to Obbnäs was made in heavy weather - the waves were so hard that they damaged the wooden support structure of the bow. Nuoli-6 was driven aground in Obbnäs 1983 (summer/autumn) and was stricken. 422:
As a service vessel these boats gave one a true feeling of being a sailor. Constructed of wood, they leaked "a bit" and so the atmosphere was rather moist. Living quarters were limited - even those of the commanding officer. There was no privacy at all - on a Nuoli everyone was a true member of the
369:, developing 1200 hp at 1850 rpm max. There was no separate cruise engine, except from a small auxiliary engine that produced electricity. The vessels were first equipped with large screws, but later changed to smaller, albeit equally effective screws, manufactured by FinnScrew. 553:(Pennant number: 42) built in 1964, now in use as "Traditional Boat" in Germany, rebuilt near to origin state, non-profit association "Traditionsschiff NUOLI 12 e.V." scrapped in Denmark in 2016 547:, finally entering the Exeter canal (pictures at top of page). Sunk at berth and raised, February 2017, awaiting repairs on dockside with serious structural damage to the port side. 581: 347:, and modernized in 1979. The Nuoli motor gunboats played a very important role in naval training and were in service until the early 90s. 39: 771: 381: 254: 105: 86: 585: 426:
The vessels are today spread all over Finland, and one is in Germany (Nuoli 12). Nuoli 8 is preserved at the Turku marine museum
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There are two distinctive versions, 1-10 and 11-13. The former could be distinguished by having a higher superstructure.
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gun mounted aft. It was later planned to be equipped with an electrically-controlled
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3 × Zvezda M50 F water cooled V-12 diesel; each developing 880 kW (1200 hp)
672:(in Finnish) (54). Rannikkoupseeriyhdistys RUY ry: 27–28, 72. Winter 2011 544: 540: 515:(Pennant number: 40) In Private ownership berther in Helsinki, Finland. 699: 725: 518: 445: 437: 413: 344: 15: 543:. Then she passed through the English Channel and across to 663:"Torpedoaseella ulottuvuutta sukellusveneen torjuntaan" 353:
All were equipped with three Soviet-made Zvezda M50 F
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 403:Finland was forbidden to have torpedo boats after 750:Will it start? V12 Diesel, Russian ZVEZDA M50 V12 523:Nuoli 11 moored on the Exeter Ship Canal in 2007 559:(Pennant number: 43) – In private ownership in 388:heavy machine-gun which came from WW II-period 400:; the change back to Madsen was done in 1981. 384:. For a brief period these were replaced with 361:displacing 62.4 litres. They had a mechanical 442:Nuoli 1 with Bofors and Madsen cannon in 1961 8: 372:The main armament of the Nuoli class was a 106:Learn how and when to remove this message 339:. The ships were constructed in 1961 by 573: 500:(Pennant number: 38) On display at the 117: 670:Rannikon Puolustaja (Coastal Defence) 509:(Pennant number: 39) Scrapped in 1980 476:(Pennant number: 34) Scrapped in 1979 7: 44:adding citations to reliable sources 418:20 mm Madsen autocannon on Nuoli 8 14: 121: 20: 618:from the original on 2021-12-21 392:fighters formerly used by e.g. 31:needs additional citations for 614:(in Finnish). 8 January 2010. 608:"Zvezda M50 F6-L diesel start" 1: 502:maritime museum Forum Marinum 584:(in Finnish). 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Oy Laivateollisuus Ab
Fast attack craft
20 mm Madsen
fast attack craft
Finnish Navy
Oy Laivateollisuus Ab
Turku
V-12
diesel engines
supercharger
compressed air starter
Bofors 40 mm
Bofors 40/70
Madsen 20/60
Breda 12.7 mm
Fiat G.50
No. 26 Squadron
Finnish Air Force

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