In Finnish use: The Teplokhod class motor minelayer was constructed as inshore motor minelayers intended for laying ground controlled shallow water minefields.
Their small size and ability to maneuver in shallow waters made them suited for this task however those same features made it dangerous to operate these ships in open sea.
[3] Finnish Navy operated five ships of this class, Pommi, Miina, Loimu, Lieska and Paukku.
While transporting troops and supplied to Beryozovye Islands Finnish ship of the class Paukku foundered during a storm on 13/14 November 1941.
[2][3] Estonian Navy operated several ships of this class, some of which were taken over by Soviet forces in 1940.