Hurja-class motor torpedo boat

The Hurja-class motor torpedo boats (English: Fierce) or H class was an Italian-designed class of Finnish motor torpedo boats, seeing service with the Finnish Navy during World War II. The five boats of the H class were built by Cantieri Baglietto in Genoa, Italy. The ships were converted into patrol boats in 1949, in accordance with the Paris peace treaty and their torpedo armament, forbidden by the treaty, was removed. The H class were stricken from the naval vessel register in 1963.

Design and description

The Hurja class were a class of Italian-designed motor torpedo boat. They measured long overall with a beam of Template:Cvt and a draught ofTemplate:Cvt. They had a displacement of . They were propelled by two Isotta Fraschini petrol engines creating . This gave them a maximum speed of . The Hurjas were armed with a single Madsen gun, two Template:Cvt guns, two Template:Cvt torpedo tubes and two depth charge racks.Template:Sfn

Vessels of the class

Hurja class construction dataTemplate:Sfn
Number	Ship	Builder	Launched	Fate
H 1	Hyöky	Cantieri Baglietto, Genoa, Italy	1941	Stricken 1963
H 2	Hirmu
H 3	Hurja
H 4	Hyrsky
H 5	Häijy

Construction and career

All four vessels were constructed at Cantieri Baglietto in Genoa, Italy.Template:Sfn The Paris Peace Treaty of 1947 was signed following the end of World War II, and Finland was prohibited by the treaty from having torpedo-carrying vessels. The ships were converted into motor gunboats in 1949, in accordance with the treaty.Template:Sfn They were rearmed with two 20 mm guns and two 13 mm guns. They were stricken in 1963.Template:SfnTemplate:Efn