Estonian Mineships Division

Estonian Mineships Division

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=Estonian Mineships Division


caption=Estonian Navy Mineships Division coat of arms.
countryEST
allegiance= Parlamentary
type=Division
branch=Estonian Navy
dates=1997–present
specialization=
command_structure=
size=350
current_commander=Captain-major Igor Schede
garrison=Mine Harbor
ceremonial_chief=
nickname=
motto=
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles= Estonian War of Liberation
Battle of Utria
notable_commanders=Admiral Johan Pitka
Vice Admiral Tarmo Kõuts
anniversaries=15 May 1997
The top priority for the Navy is the development of mine countermeasures capability that is also one of the Navy's peacetime responsibilities: during World War I and II more than 80 000 sea mines were laid in the Baltic Sea. Since 1995 number of mine clearance operations have been carried out in Estonian waters in close co-operation with other navies of the Baltic Sea region in order to find and dispose ordnance and contribute to safe seagoing.

Introduction

History

hips

*EML Wambola (M311)
*EML Sulev (M312)
*EML Admiral Cowan (M313)
*EML Sakala (M314)

*EML Admiral Pitka (A230)

References

External links

* [http://www.mil.ee/uusmil/index.php?menu=merevagi&sisu=mev Estonian Navy]


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