EML Wambola

Last updated October 06, 2021

Three ships of the Estonian Navy have been named Wambola:

Estonian destroyer Wambola, an Orfey-class destroyer acquired in 1919 and sold to Peru in 1933.
EML Wambola (M311), a Lindau-class minehunter acquired in 2000 and decommissioned in 2009.
EML Wambola (A433), a Lindormen-class minelayer acquired by Estonia in 2006 as the training ship Kriistina, but handed over to the Estonian Navy in 2009 and renamed Wambola.

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EML Wambola (M311) is a Lindau-class minehunter of the Estonian Navy Mineships Division, formerly the German warship Cuxhaven. The commanding officer of the vessel is Captain Jaanus Antson. The minehunter Wambola is the first vessel of the Estonian Navy Mineships Division and also the first modernized Lindau-class minehunter. A black keel on a silver background with a golden battle-axe is on the coat of arms of the vessel. The battle-axe is a weapon used by the ancient Estonians which also symbolizes their fighting spirit and strength. The ships motto is the Latin "Ad unquem" which is in English "Onto the nail head". The coat of arms was designed by Priit Herodes. In 2000 a cooperation contract was signed between the Pärnu city council and the minehunter Wambola which gave the vessel a right to wear the Pärnu town coat of arms and to introduce the city in all foreign harbors across the world.

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EML Wambola (A433) is a Lindormen-class minelayer built in 1977. As KDM Lossen, she served in the Danish Navy until 2006. Sold to the Estonian Maritime Academy as a maritime training vessel, she was renamed MS Kristiina. In 2009, she was handed over to the Estonian Navy as a command and support vessel and renamed Wambola.

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