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''Ilmarinen'' was a small steam-powered icebreaker that was part of the Finnish state-owned icebreaker fleet in 1918–1922. Built as ''Silatch'' for Russia, she was given back her original name when the ship was returned to the Soviet Union in 1922. == History == The ship was built in 1910 by W. Crichton shipyard in Saint Petersburg, Russia, as ''Silatch''.〔 She was taken over by the Bolsheviks in 1917 during the October Revolution, but retained her original name.〔 On 4 May 1918, in the aftermath of the Finnish Civil War, ''Silatch'' arrived secretly in Kotka, Finland, to evacuate remaining members of the Finnish Red Guard. However, she was confiscated by the Finns and joined the Finnish icebreaker fleet as ''Ilmarinen'', after the legendary hero from Kalevala. In December 1919 she was sent to Koivisto to assist three Finnish torpedo boats, ''C1'', ''C2'' and ''C3'' that had been surrounded by ice some thick. The 150-ton torpedo boats had participated in the British campaign in the Baltic, and Admiral Walter Cowan had demanded that the Finnish squadron patrolling the area had to stay until the British forces had withdrawn. Despite the efforts of ''Ilmarinen'', the weak-hulled torpedo boats were crushed by the ice, and the newly founded Finnish Navy lost 20% of its ships.〔Eerola, Jani: (Englannin laivastotoimet Itämerellä 1918-1921 ). 〕 After the winter of 1919 ''Ilmarinen'' was laid up until she was returned to the Soviet Union according to the Treaty of Tartu.〔 In turn the Soviets gave back the Finnish icebreaker ''Avance''. After rejoining the Soviet Union the ship was given back her original name, ''Silatch'', and was again stationed in Saint Petersburg, which had been renamed Leningrad following the revolution.〔 Her subsequent career and final fate is not known. The name was later given to Finnish coastal defence ship ''Ilmarinen'', which was launched in 1931. 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「Ilmarinen (icebreaker)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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