List of Estonian Navy ships

For a list of current vessels, see List of active Estonian Navy ships.

List of Estonian Navy ships is a comprehensive listing of all ships that have been in service to the Estonian Navy.[1][2][3]

1918–1940

Destroyers

  • Lennuk (Izyaslav class); formerly Avtroil in Russian and Soviet service; in service (Estonia):1919-1933; fate: sold to Peru and renamed BAP Almirante Guise, ultimately scrapped in 1954
  • Wambola (Leitenant Ilin class); formerly Kapitan I ranga Miklouho-Maclay in Russian service, then Spartak in Soviet service; in service (Estonia): 1919-1933; fate: sold to Peru and renamed BAP Almirante Villar, ultimately decommissioned from Peruvian service 1954 and scrapped

Torpedo boat

Submarines

  • Kalev (Kalev class); in service (Estonia): 1937–1940; fate: taken into Soviet Navy and went missing after not returning from patrol 1941 (that is, sunk somewhere, not known where)
  • Lembit (Kalev class); in service (Estonia): 1937–1940 and 1994–2011 (symbolic); fate: taken into Soviet Navy and fought in WW2, later brought back to Tallinn as a museum ship, taken to Estonian Navy service (symbolic) after the end of the Soviet occupation, lifted off water and currently on display at Lennusadam museum inside the museum building

Gunboats

  • Estonian gunboat Lembit (Gilyak-class gunboat); formerly Bobr of the Russian Imperial Navy, then Biber of the Imperial German Navy; in service (Estonia): 1918-1927; the first combat ship of the Estonian Navy, ultimately scrapped after 1927
  • Tasuja (converted icebreaker)
  • Estonian gunboat Mardus (auxiliary gunboat)
  • Estonian gunboat Meeme (auxiliary gunboat)
  • Estonian gunboat Ahti (auxiliary gunboat)
  • Ilmatar (auxiliary gunboat); originally Russian civilian vessel Sofiya then taken into Imperial Russian Navy service (as Sofiya) and then taken to Soviet Navy (as Sofiya); in service (Estonia):1936-1940 (Estonian military service, 1920-1936 Estonian civilian service); fate: taken to Soviet Navy and renamed after a few months Plussa (so served the Soviets as Ilmatar also for a while), then taken to German service and renamed Ilmatar (again), then taken to Soviet service (again) and renamed (again) Sofiya, ultimately scrapped in the mid-1950s.[6]
  • Estonian gunboat Taara (auxiliary gunboat)
  • Tartu (auxiliary gunboat)
  • Estonian gunboat Uku (auxiliary gunboat)
  • Vanemuine (auxiliary gunboat)

Patrol boats

  • Estonian patrol boat Laine (former submarine escort ship)
  • Pikker (Pikker class)

Minelayers

  • Ristna (converted paddle steamer)
  • Suurop (converted paddle steamer)

Minelayers/Minesweepers

  • Kalev (Teplokhod class, later renamed Keri)
  • Tahkona (Teplokhod class)
  • Olev (Teplokhod class, later renamed Vaindlo)
  • Lehtma (Teplokhod class)

Landing ship

  • Kalevipoeg (converted passenger ship)

Depot ships

  • Ingerman
  • Kotka

1991–present

Patrol ship

Minelayers/Support ships

Minesweepers

Minehunters

Patrol boats

  • EML Wambola (M411) (Kondor class)
  • EML Sulev (M412) (Kondor class)
  • EML Grif (P401) (Zhuk class)
  • EML Leopard (P402) (Zhuk class)
  • EML Ahti (A431) (Maagen class)
  • EML Ristna (P422) (R class)
  • EML Suurop (P423) (R class)
  • EML Roland (P01) (NAVY 18 WP class); Roland and Risto are two force protection patrol boats manufactured by Baltic Workboats AS.[7] In December 2020, the Estonian Defence Forces received the two boats.[8] In April 2024, Roland and Risto were donated to Ukraine.[9]
  • EML Risto (P02) (NAVY 18 WP class)
  • EML Kindral Kurvits (P6731) (Kindral Kurvits class)
  • EML Raju (P6372) (PATROL 45 WP class)
  • EML Pikker (P6732) (Pikker class); in service (Estonia): 1995-2025; fate: decommissioned and placed on display as museum ship (Lennusadam museum)[10]
  • EML Valve (P6745) (PATROL 24 class)

References

  1. ^ "Laevastik" (in Estonian). mil.e. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ Õun, Mati. Eesti sõjalaevad 1918–1940 (in Estonian).
  3. ^ Õun, Mati; Walter, Hannes; Sammalsoo, Peedu. Võitlused Läänemerel 1918–1919 (in Estonian).
  4. ^ "Sulev". hot.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  5. ^ Архив фотографий кораблей русского и советского ВМФ [Photo Archive of the Russian and Soviet Navy]. navsource.narod.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  6. ^ Ehlers, Hartmut (2012). "Marynarka Wojenna i Paramilitarne Siły Morskie Estonii 1918–1940" [Navy and Paramilitary Naval Forces of Estonia 1918–1940]. Okręty Wojenne (in Polish). 2 (112). Tarnowskie Góry: 56. ISSN 1231-014X.
  7. ^ "Navy to buy force protection boats from Saaremaa company". news.err.ee. ERR. 18 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Saaremaal ristiti täna uhiuued mereväe väekaitsekaatrid". mil.ee (in Estonian). 10 December 2020..
  9. ^ "Estonia delivers two patrol boats to Ukraine"..
  10. ^ "Merevägi arvas teenistusest välja mereväelaeva EML Pikkeri". mil.ee (in Estonian). 17 December 2025..
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