Satakundskaya Flotilla - Disbandment and Aftermath

Disbandment and Aftermath

During the spring 1917, the flotilla was paralyzed, as the February Revolution negated the discipline of the Imperial Russian Army and Fleet. At the same time, the wages of the Finnish crewmembers were suspended, resulting in their leaving the flotilla. During the navigation season of 1917, the flotilla carried out no activities worth mentioning, and its Russian members moved out of Tampere in October 1917. The naval guns rigged on the passenger ships were left behind, and they saw action in the Finnish Civil War three months later. During the winter and spring of 1918, they were first used by the Red Guards, then after the Battle of Tampere, by the White Guard.

After the Civil War, the ships returned to civilian passenger service on Lake Näsijärvi. In 1929, the Kuru sunk in a storm, resulting in the loss of 138 lives. Of the three ships, the Tarjanne is still in active passenger service.