S-class torpedo boat


The Finnish S-class torpedo boats was a series of six ex-Russian torpedo boats, that had been taken over by the Finns after the Russian revolution and the Finnish Civil War.
S1 through S5 belonged to the Russian Sokol-class torpedo boat destroyers, while S6 was of the smaller Modified Ussuri class torpedo boats.

Ships of the class

;S1: ex-Ryaniy and ex-Sova was a Russian torpedo boat destroyer, which was taken over by the Finns after the Finnish Civil War in 1918. She was sunk as a training target in 1930.
;: ex-Prozorlivij and ex-Gagara in Russian service. Taken over by the Finns after the Finnish Civil War in 1918. Lost in a storm on 4 October 1925, with the loss of all hands.
;S3: ex-Poslushniy and ex-Korshun was taken over by the Finns after the Finnish Civil War in 1918. The ship was returned to Soviet Russia in 1922 in accordance to the Tartu peace treaty of 1920. She was scrapped in 1925.
;S4: ex-Rezviy and ex-Voron was taken over by the Finns after the Finnish Civil War in 1918. The ship was returned to Soviet Russia in 1922 in accordance to the Tartu peace treaty of 1920. She was scrapped in 1925.
;S5: ex-Podvishniy and ex-Albatros was taken over by the Finns after the Finnish Civil War in 1918. She was used as a decoy target during the Continuation War and was anchored at Pellinge. She was scuttled in shallow water and a large number of anti-aircraft guns were scattered on the nearby islands. In this manner the Finns hoped to lure the Soviet Air Forces to attack the. No aircraft were however sent there.
;S6: ex-Torpedo boat № 212 was a Russian seagoing torpedo boat, which acted as a minesweeper during World War I. She was taken over by the Finns after the Finnish Civil War in 1918 and returned to Soviet Russia in 1922 in accordance to the Tartu peace treaty of 1920. The S6 was not of the same class as the other S-boats, but of the smaller Modified Ussuri class.