Estonian submarine force officially dead

antikristuseke · 05-19-11, 03:39 PM

A few days ago one of the longest serving submarines in the world is not decommissioned from the Estonian Navy, the EML Lembit flag lowering ceremony can be watched here. http://www.reporter.ee/2011/05/16/al...stikust-valja/

She was launched in 1936 and had technicaly been in service since then, though in reality most of that time as either a training or museum boat. That being said the hull or bulkheads were never modified for ease of access so she is still technically seaworthy. Anyhow she will be raised out of the water in the near future, weather premiting.

More information on her here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EML_Lembit

05-19-11, 03:39 PM	#1
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Estonian submarine force officially dead A few days ago one of the longest serving submarines in the world is not decommissioned from the Estonian Navy, the EML Lembit flag lowering ceremony can be watched here. http://www.reporter.ee/2011/05/16/al...stikust-valja/ She was launched in 1936 and had technicaly been in service since then, though in reality most of that time as either a training or museum boat. That being said the hull or bulkheads were never modified for ease of access so she is still technically seaworthy. Anyhow she will be raised out of the water in the near future, weather premiting. More information on her here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EML_Lembit