Pohjanmaa-class corvette

Preliminary 3D rendering of the Pohjanmaa class
Class overview
Name: Pohjanmaa
Builders: Rauma Marine Constructions
Operators:  Finnish Navy
Preceded by:
Cost: 1.2 billion euro (estimate)
In commission: 2022 onwards (planned)
Planned: 4
General characteristics [1]
Type: Corvette
Displacement: Approximately 3,000 tons
Length: 105 m (344 ft)
Beam: 15 m (49 ft)
Speed: Over 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Armament:
Aviation facilities: Helideck and telescopic hangar

The Pohjanmaa-class corvette is a class of surface combatants currently under development for the Finnish Navy as part of the Squadron 2020 (Finnish: Laivue 2020) project. Together with the existing four Hamina-class missile boats, the four new corvettes will form the backbone of the Finnish Navy from the mid-2020s onwards by replacing seven older vessels that have been or are due to be decommissioned: the minelayer Pohjanmaa, two Hämeenmaa-class minelayers and four Rauma-class missile boats.

The development of the Pohjanmaa class started in 2015 and construction is scheduled to begin in 2019. The last of the four vessels is expected to achieve full operational status by 2027.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Merivoimille tulossa 1,2 miljardin jättimäiset sotalaivat — Isoimmat sitten 1930-luvun. Kauppalehti, 18 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  2. ↑ Finnish Navy to acquire new Surface-to-surface Missile system Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  3. ↑ The new vessels are projected to be completed in 2027. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 2018-04-01.


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