In the period of 1937-1940 the submarines Lembit and Kalev were the most imposing naval vessels of the Estonian Navy.
After the collapse of the USSR in 1991 and the subsequent dissolution of its navy, the submarine was taken over by Estonian officials on 27 April 1992 – a few Defence League men hoisted an Estonian flag on the vessel, meeting no resistance.
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On 28 August 1979 exactly 38 years after she had left Tallinn, Lembit returned – under tow.
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It was pulled out, using another exhibit at the same museum - BTS-4 (an armoured recovery vehicle, based on the T-54 tank).
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The original name was probably restored when she was decommissioned and returned to Tallinn as a museum ship in 1979.
Lembit Öpik | ''Lembit'' | EML Lembit |