Golub-class guard ship

Sketch of Uusimaa
Class overview
Builders:	Kone ja Silta Oy, Helsinki, Finland; Hietalahden Sulkutelakka ja Konepaja Oy, Helsinki, Finland
Operators:	Imperial Russian Navy, Imperial German Navy, Finnish Navy, Chilean Navy
Built:	1916–1919
In commission:	1916–?
Completed:	6
Lost:	?
Scrapped:	At least 2
General characteristics
Type:	Gunboat
Displacement:	400 tons
Length:	52 m (171 ft)
Beam:	7.5 m (25 ft)
Draft:	3.4 m (11 ft)
Installed power:	1,400 shp (1,000 kW)
Speed:	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement:	73
Armament:	Golub-class: 2 × 102 mm cannon (Obuhov 102/60) 1 × 40 mm gun AA 3 × machine guns[1] Uusimaa in 1944: 2 × 105 mm (105/45) 2 × 40 mm Bofors AA 3 × 20 mm Madsen AA 2 × DC mortar (SPH/37) 40 mines[2]

Golub-class guard ships^[1] were originally built as minelayers and netlayers for the Imperial Russian Navy. Two of the ships were captured by the Germans at Tallinn in 1918 and were given to Finland in 1920. Four more were completed in 1919 and sold via Germans to Chilean Navy (eventually named as Colocolo, Leucoton, Elicura, and Orompello).^[3][1]

The ships had fairly good seagoing abilities and were stable platforms. It was especially well suited for heavy minesweeping duties.^[3][2]

Golub class

Ship	Launched	Commission	Owner	Fate
Golub Beo Uusimaa	1917	1917-1918 1918-1920 1920-1952	Imperial Russian Navy Imperial German Navy Finnish Navy	Captured by Germans 1918 Given over to Finland 1920 Sold for scrap 1953
Pingvin Wulf Hämeenmaa	1917	1917-1918 1918-1920 1920-1952	Imperial Russian Navy Imperial German Navy Finnish Navy	Captured by Germans 1918 Given over to Finland 1920 Sold for scrap 1953
Colo Colo	1919	-	Chilean Navy	Laid down as Russian Chibis
Leucoton	1919	-	Chilean Navy	Laid down as Russian Strizh
Elicura	1919	-	Chilean Navy	Laid down as Russian Kulik
Orompello	1919	-	Chilean Navy	Laid down as Russian Bekas

References

1. Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921. London, England: Conway Maritime Press Ltd. p. 319. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
2. Kijanen, Kalervo (1968). "Erikoistietoja Suomen Laivastovoimien Aluksista" [Special information on the Ships of the Finnish Navy]. Suomen Laivasto 1918–1968, II [Finnish Navy 1918–1968, part II] (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Meriupseeriyhdistys/Otavan Kirjapaino.
3. Auvinen, Visa (1983). Leijonalippu merellä [Lion flag at sea] (in Finnish). Pori, Finland: Satakunnan Kirjapaino Oy. pp. 31–32. ISBN 951-95781-1-0.