| Pohjanmaa-class corvette | |
|---|---|
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File:Squadron2020 rendering.jpg 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 language: 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[]
- ↑ Merivoimille tulossa 1,2 miljardin jättimäiset sotalaivat — Isoimmat sitten 1930-luvun. Kauppalehti, 18 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ↑ Finnish Navy to acquire new Surface-to-surface Missile system Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ↑ The new vessels are projected to be completed in 2027. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
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