page_title: Finnish frigate Hämeenmaa
hierarchical_section_title: Finnish frigate Hämeenmaa
caption_attribution_description: English: Finnish Navy frigate "Hämeenmaa" photographed in 1983 in the Gulf of Finland. The ship was rebuilt as a minelayer in late 1970s.
context_page_description: Hämeenmaa was a Finnish Riga-class frigate. The class was called the Hämeenmaa class in Finland since the ship had some unique modifications. The two 37 mm twin guns were also replaced with two 40 mm single AA guns in 1975.
  Hämeenmaa was rebuilt into a minelayer in the 1980s. A communications central replaced the Hedgehog mounting. The torpedo tubes were removed. A bow twin 30 mm AK-230 was added. Hämeenmaa was decommissioned in 1985.
context_section_description: Hämeenmaa was a Finnish Riga-class frigate. The class was called the Hämeenmaa class in Finland since the ship had some unique modifications (i.e. British submarine hunting equipment). The two 37 mm twin guns were also replaced with two 40 mm single AA guns in 1975.
  Hämeenmaa was rebuilt into a minelayer in the 1980s. A communications central replaced the Hedgehog mounting. The torpedo tubes were removed. A bow twin 30 mm AK-230 was added. Hämeenmaa was decommissioned in 1985.
caption: Hämeenmaa in 1983, somewhere in the Gulf of Finland
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