Helsinki class Missile Boat Finnish Navy Suomen Merivoimat

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Helsinki class Missile Boat

helsinki class missile boat finnish navy suomen merivoimat bofors 57l70 gun saab rbs15 ssm sako 02x

05/24

Ships:

Unit	Commissioned	STATUS
60 FNS Helsinki	September 1, 1981	decommissioned in 2002 / scrapped
61 FNS Turku	June 3, 1985	decommissioned in 2002 / scrapped
62 FNS Oulu	October 1, 1985	decommissioned in 2008 / sold to Croatia > RTOP-41 Vukovar
63 FNS Kotka	June 16, 1986	decommissioned in 2008 / sold to Croatia > RTOP-42 Dubrovnik

Specifications:

Builder: Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland

Displacement: 300 tons
Length: 45 meters (148 feet)
Beam: 8.9 m (29 ft)
Draft: 3 m (10 ft)
Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h)
Range: ?
Complement: 30

Propulsion:
3 x MTU 16V 538 TB92 diesel engines (9000 kW, total)
3 shafts / 3 propellers

Armament (as built):

1 x Bofors 57/L70 Mk.1 gun

8 x RBS 15 anti-ship missiles (SSM)

2 x Sako 23mm/L87 twin AA guns

2 x depth charge rails

Systems:
Philips 9LV 225 fire control radar
Saab EOS400 optical director
9GA 208 Surface search radar
Raytheon ARPA Navigation radar
Simrad SS304 hull mounted sonar
Finnyards Sonac/PTA towed array sonar
Philax chaff and IR flairs
Argo Systems radar warning system
6 x rails for 103 mm rocket illuminants

Aviation:
none

Helsinki class missile boat (Finnish: Helsinki-luokan ohjusvene) is a class of four fast attack craft built for the Finnish Navy. All the ships were constructed at the Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland, and had Pansio as their homeport.

The vessels were designed as fast attack crafts, but designated "missile boats" in the Finnish Navy, as to tone down their offensive capabilities. They were armed with up to eight RBS15 SSMs, one dual-purpose Bofors 57/L70 gun, two SAKO 23 mm double-barreled anti-aircraft guns and two depth charge racks.

During the late 1990s, the class was due to undergo a mid-life upgrade through 2006-2008 but this was rejected because of budget constraints. The ships were decommissioned from Finnish service, and Helsinki and Turku were used for testing purposes before they were scrapped in 2011. Two of the vessels were sold to the Croatian Navy.

images

helsinki class missile boat finnish navy suomen merivoimat bofors 57l70 gun saab rbs15 ssm sako armament 02a

cutout: aft Sako 23mm/L87 twin AA gun / box launchers for RBS15 SSM missiles

helsinki class missile boat finnish navy suomen merivoimat bofors 57l70 gun 02b

helsinki class missile boat finnish navy suomen merivoimat bofors 57l70 gun 02b

cutout: Bofors 57/L70 Mk.1 gun

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