Vartiovene 55 information

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Vartiovene 55 in Helsinki
History
Name	Vartiovene 55
Owner	Wave and Soul Cruises
Builder	Turku harbour
Launched	2 July 1959
Commissioned	29 October 1959
Homeport	Helsinki
Status	Laid up
General characteristics
Type	Commercial cruise ship (previously minesweeper)
Length	36.0 m (118 ft)
Draught	2.0 m (7 ft)
Installed power	2 × V12 1,350 hp (1,010 kW)
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Sensors and processing systems	British 163A sonar sensors Soviet MG-11 sonar sensors
Armament	none (formerly: 1 × Bofors 40 mm/70 1 × Madsen 20 mm gun 1 × Squid depth charge launcher 2 × Sergei 23 mm twin-barrelled anti-aircraft guns)

Vartiovene 55 is a former Finnish Navy R-class patrol boat bought into private ownership and converted into a commercial cruise ship. It can be rented for private pleasure trips on the Baltic Sea.