- Jymy class motor torpedo boat
The Jymy class motor torpedo boats or J class was an Italian-designed class of
motor torpedo boat s, seeing service duringWorld War II with theItalian Navy in theLake Ladoga , and later with theFinnish Navy in theGulf of Finland .The four boats of the J class were built by
Cantieri Baglietto inGenua , Italy and transported to Finland over land and sea. The ships were initially used by an Italian contingent, the "XII Squadriglia MAS", who served in Lake Ladoga during the sailing season of 1942. The Finns bought the boats on5 May 1943 inTallinn and transported them to Finland.The ships were converted into patrol boats in 1949, in accordance with the Paris peace treaty. The J class vessels were scrapped in 1961.
Vessels of the class
*"Jylhä" (J 1, ex-MAS 526)
*"Jyry" (J 2, ex-MAS 527)
*"Jyske" (J 3, ex-MAS 528)
*"Jymy" (J 4, ex-MAS 529)
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