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} |} ''Karjala'' (ex-''Filin'') was a Finnish gunboat, built in 1918 by Crichton AB in Turku. She served in the Finnish Navy during World War II. ''Karjala'' was named after the Finnic cultural region of Karelia. Like her sistership ''Turunmaa'' she served as cadet training vessel during peacetime and was nicknamed as ''Kurjala'' (place of misery) by cadets. ==Interwar period== From summer of 1919 ''Karjala'' amongst other Finnish naval vessels was tasked with security and patrol duties the Koivisto region where the British naval detachment was located. During prohibition in Finland in 1925 some illegal alcohol had been smuggled onboard ''Karjala'' by cadets. Some of the alcohol was spilled to a nearby lantern which ignited the liquid resulting in an explosion which injured several cadets. Event became known as the 'second blast of Karelia' after the Viborg blast of 1495. On 4 September 1939 ''Karjala'' as part of the Coastal Fleet was moved to the Sea of Åland. However, as ''Karjala'' was replaced by the ship sailed to Kotka already on 18 September. For the rest of the autumn ''Karjala'' patrolled the waters from Kotka to Koivisto together with ''Turunmaa''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Finnish gunboat Karjala」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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