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Turunmaa and Karjala were part of small multipurpose ships that Russians build in large series in several shipyards and into several designs, that propably deserves lot more attention, had most of their actuall careers been so short. The first series of 340 ton ships build in Crichton Vulcan yards at Turku consisted four vessels, of which two served in Finnish navy, after been sized by the Whites during the civil war, and they never entered Russian navies. Two other ships ended up in Poland. They were universally descriped as poor seaboats with underpowered machinery and poor seakeeping. Still both served untill the Post war Minesweeping period was over and were laid up in 1951. During WWII, both took heavy punishment in various occasions, but were always repaired.

Description
Turunmaa and Karjala were part of small multipurpose ships that Russians build in large series in several shipyards and into several designs, that propably deserves lot more attention, had most of their actuall careers been so short. The first series of 340 ton ships build in Crichton Vulcan yards at Turku consisted four vessels, of which two served in Finnish navy, after been sized by the Whites during the civil war, and they never entered Russian navies. Two other ships ended up in Poland. They were universally descriped as poor seaboats with underpowered machinery and poor seakeeping. Still both served untill the Post war Minesweeping period was over and were laid up in 1951. During WWII, both took heavy punishment in various occasions, but were always repaired.