EML Kindral Kurvits

EML Kindral Kurvits is a Kurvits-class multi-purpose patrol vessel. Built in 2012 by Uki Workboat.^[1][2]

Kindral Kurvits in Tallinn bay
History
Estonia
Name	Kindral Kurvits
Namesake	Ants Kurvits
Operator	Police and Border Guard Board
Ordered	15 April 2010
Builder	Uki Workboat
Acquired	3 August 2012
Commissioned	3 August 2012
Decommissioned	2 January 2023
Fate	Transferred to Estonian Navy
Estonia
Name	EML Kindral Kurvits
Operator	Estonian Navy
Commissioned	3 January 2023
Status	In service
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General characteristics
Tonnage	1,053 GT
Displacement	1300 tons full
Length	63.9 m (209 ft 8 in)
Beam	10.2 m (33 ft 6 in)
Draught	4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2x Wärtsilä 8L20 1 × Rolls-Royce TT 1300 DPN CP bow thruster
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	14

At the beginning of 2023, four larger ships of Police and Border Guard Board, including Kindral Kurvits, were transferred to Estonian Navy. This improved responsiveness in the Estonian maritime area and provided Estonia with a better defense capability.^[3]

See also

• List of active Estonian Navy ships