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List of Estonian Navy ships

List of Estonian Navy ships is a comprehensive listing of all ships that have been in service to the Estonian Navy.

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

  • Sulev (A class); formerly SMS A32 of the Imperial German Navy; in service (Estonia): 1924-1940; fate: taken into Soviet Navy, renamed Ametist, scrapped in 1950.

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

  • ' (); 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)
  • ' (auxiliary gunboat)
  • ' (auxiliary gunboat)
  • ' (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.
  • ' (auxiliary gunboat)
  • Tartu (auxiliary gunboat)
  • ' (auxiliary gunboat)
  • Vanemuine (auxiliary gunboat)

Patrol boats

  • ' (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

Depot ships

  • Ingerman
  • Kotka

1991–present

Patrol ship

  • (Beskytteren class); formerly HDMS Beskytteren of the Royal Danish Navy; in service (Estonian): 2000-2013; fate: scrapped 2014.

Minelayers/Support ships

Minesweepers

Minehunters

  • (Lindau class); formerly Cuxhaven of the West German Navy and (after reunification of Germany) the German Navy; in service (Estonia): 2000-2009; fate: converted into a floating restaurant and bar at Tallinn
  • (Lindau class); formerly Lindau of the West German Navy and (after reunification of Germany) the German Navy; in service (Estonia): 2000-2009; fate: placed on display as museum ship (Lennusadam museum), ultimately given for scrapping 2021 or 2022
  • (Sandown class); formerly HMS Sandown of the Royal Navy; in service (Estonia): 2007-present; fate: in active service
  • (Sandown class); formerly HMS Inverness of the Royal Navy; in service (Estonia): 2008-present; fate: in active service
  • (Sandown class); formerly HMS Bridport of the Royal Navy; in service (Estonia): 2009-present; fate: in active service

Patrol boats

  • (Kondor class)
  • (Kondor class)
  • (Zhuk class)
  • (Zhuk class)
  • (Maagen class)
  • (R class)
  • (R class)
  • (NAVY 18 WP class); Roland and Risto are two force protection patrol boats manufactured by Baltic Workboats AS. In December 2020, the Estonian Defence Forces received the two boats. In April 2024, Roland and Risto were donated to Ukraine.
  • (NAVY 18 WP class)
  • EML Kindral Kurvits (P6731) (Kindral Kurvits class)
  • EML Raju (P6372) (PATROL 45 WP class)
  • (Pikker class); in service (Estonia): 1995-2025; fate: decommissioned and placed on display as museum ship (Lennusadam museum)
  • (PATROL 24 class)

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