Minesweeper No-1 / Miinitraaler nr 1, ex Linnea

3D Model

Operated as a cargo ship under the name of Linnea in Finnish waters until 1914. The vessel was commission to the Baltic Fleet of Russia on 14 August 1914 after the outbreak of World War I. On 16 September 1915 the minesweeper No. 1 hit a mine laid by the German submarine UC-4 five nautical miles northwest of Vormsi island and sank. No crewmembers were lost, as the minesweeper No-10 managed to save them.

Minesweeper No 1 was documented for 3D-rendering by the National Heritage Board of Estonia in cooperation with Scuber OÜ/ Rasmus Pruul within the EU Project Baltacar. (https//www.facebook.com/ProjectBALTACAR/, https://projectbaltacar.eu//). The Baltacar project is financed by INTERREG CB programme, ERDF 1.3 million €.