Estonian submarine force officially dead

Luuraja · 05-20-11, 10:47 AM

Flag lowering on EML Lembit means that Estonian Maritime Museum has started to make their plans true. Personally I was very afraid she will sunk before drydocking, restoration and opening as a museum.

EML Lembit will be dragged onto land in tonight, between 00:30 to morning.
That is because sea must be more or less waveless, especially dangerous are sharp backwash waves of Tallinn-Helsinki fast ferries. High spot will be around sunrise.
Everyone in Tallinn this night can go watch this show at Lennusadam (Seaplane Harbour, future place of Maritime Museum). No fee, but dress warmly, it is rather cold before sunrise here now in Estonia

Maritime Museum gave some promise to broadcast this process by internet. Stay tuned, when so, I will let you know.

Sadly I can't go myself, but some friends of mine promised to take photographs.

Antikristuseke, tore näha kaasmaalast siin. (that was coded message

AVGWarhawk · 05-20-11, 10:54 AM

She is quite beautiful and has quite a history! I hope she is kept as museum.

Luuraja · 05-20-11, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

She is quite beautiful and has quite a history! I hope she is kept as museum.

Of course she will be kept as a museum, no other way. Nobody in Estonia wants this symbol of pre-WWII national effort to be just scrapped. Lembit will be major part of renewing Estonian Maritime Museum, which will be located in that same Lennusadam (Seaplane Harbour) unique hangars and around.

Let's just hope that this 75-year old submarine can be dragged onto land in one piece.

AVGWarhawk · 05-20-11, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Luuraja

Of course she will be kept as a museum, no other way. Nobody in Estonia wants this symbol of pre-II world war national effort to be just scrapped. Lembit will be major part of renewing Estonian Maritime Museum, which will be located in that same Lennusadam (Seaplane Harbour) unique hangars and around.

And this is a beautiful thing!

Luuraja · 05-20-11, 11:44 AM

Seems like the broadcast will start here:
http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudise....d?id=46340389

Luuraja · 05-20-11, 02:12 PM

Some photos of my trip onboard EML Lembit:
https://picasaweb.google.com/kuuse.i...bmarineLembit#

AVGWarhawk · 05-20-11, 02:21 PM

I love the rocker valve assembly picture. I would love to hear this engine run. Great pictures. She looks good. Grand old boat!

antikristuseke · 05-20-11, 06:59 PM

´It is still hard to believe that a pre WW2 boat is still technically seaworthy.

05-20-11, 10:47 AM	#1
Luuraja Watch Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: A littlebit east of AO62 Posts: 28 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Drydocking tonight Flag lowering on EML Lembit means that Estonian Maritime Museum has started to make their plans true. Personally I was very afraid she will sunk before drydocking, restoration and opening as a museum. EML Lembit will be dragged onto land in tonight, between 00:30 to morning. That is because sea must be more or less waveless, especially dangerous are sharp backwash waves of Tallinn-Helsinki fast ferries. High spot will be around sunrise. Everyone in Tallinn this night can go watch this show at Lennusadam (Seaplane Harbour, future place of Maritime Museum). No fee, but dress warmly, it is rather cold before sunrise here now in Estonia Maritime Museum gave some promise to broadcast this process by internet. Stay tuned, when so, I will let you know. Sadly I can't go myself, but some friends of mine promised to take photographs. Antikristuseke, tore näha kaasmaalast siin. (that was coded message __________________ Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat. - Horatio Nelson

05-20-11, 10:54 AM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,281 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	She is quite beautiful and has quite a history! I hope she is kept as museum. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

05-20-11, 11:44 AM	#5
Luuraja Watch Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: A littlebit east of AO62 Posts: 28 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Seems like the broadcast will start here: http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudise....d?id=46340389 __________________ Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat. - Horatio Nelson

05-20-11, 02:12 PM	#6
Luuraja Watch Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: A littlebit east of AO62 Posts: 28 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Some photos of my trip onboard EML Lembit: https://picasaweb.google.com/kuuse.i...bmarineLembit# __________________ Time is everything; five minutes make the difference between victory and defeat. - Horatio Nelson

05-20-11, 02:21 PM	#7
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,281 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I love the rocker valve assembly picture. I would love to hear this engine run. Great pictures. She looks good. Grand old boat! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

05-20-11, 06:59 PM	#8
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	´It is still hard to believe that a pre WW2 boat is still technically seaworthy.