01 Pohjanmaa

Country: Finland

Class, [Type]: [MM].

Builder: Warstila, Helsinki, Finland.

Launch date: 28th August 1978.

Commission date: 8th June 1979.

Decommission date: 2015.

Displacement ( tons ): 1.000 standard, 1.100 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 78,2 x 11,6 x 3

Main machinery: 2 x Wärstilä Vasa 16V22 diesels ( 6.300 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 19.

Range ( miles ): 3.500 at 15 knots.

Complement: 90.

Guns: 1 x Bofors 120mm/46, 2 x Bofors 40mm/70, 4 x 23mm/87 soviet origin, 2 x 12,7mm.

Mines: 120, including Stonefish; has two tracks for depth charges.

A/S Mortars: 2 x RBU 1200.

Radar: Air Search: Signaal DA 05, E/F bands; Navigation: ?, I band.

Sonar: hull mounted, with active search and attack modes.

Countermeasures: Decoys: Philax chaff and infrared launcher; ESM: Argo ( radar interceptor ).

Helicopter: Has an helicopter platform at stern, can operate a light helicopter but has no hangar.

Callsign: OIMD ()

Comment: 23mm soviet mountings were removed in 1992 for 12,7mm MGs. The ship also plays the role of Training ship in the Finnish Navy, and is able to accomodate up to 70 sailors in the mine deck.

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