POHJANMAA minelayer (1979)

Pohjanmaa 1980

Pohjanmaa 2000

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Pohjanmaa	01	421	Wärtsilä, Helsinki	4.5.1978	28.8.1978	8.6.1979	stricken 2014

Displacement standard, t

1100

Displacement full, t
1476

Length, m

78.3

Breadth, m

11.6

Draught, m

3.20

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Wärtsilä-Vaasa 16V22 diesels

Power, h. p.

5800

Max speed, kts

19

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 3500(17)

Armament

1 x 1 - 120/46 Bofors TAK, 2 x 1 - 40/70 Bofors 350, 4 x 2 - 23/87 Sako, 2 x 5 RBU-1200 ASWRL, 2 DCR (12), 120 mines, helicopter deck

Electronic equipment nav., DA-05, 9GA208, 9LV100 radars, 2x sonars, ECM suite, 2x Barricade decoy RL

Complement

80 + 70 cadets

Project history: Minelayer and TS. Training facilities were fitted in portable containers mounted on the two internal mine rails and were easily removable if the ship was required for combat.

Modernizations: 1992: - 2 x 2 - 23/87; + 2 x 1 - 12.7/79

1998: - 1 x 1 - 120/46, nav., 9LV100 radars; + 1 x 1 - 57/70 Bofors SAK-57 Mk 1, 2x Raytheon, Scout, 9LV220 radars

Naval service: No significant events.

Pohjanmaa 2001

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stoehr for additional information on this page.

FINNISH NAVY (FINLAND)

MINE WARFARE SHIPS

POHJANMAA minelayer (1979)

Displacement standard, t	1100
Displacement full, t	1476
Length, m	78.3
Breadth, m	11.6
Draught, m	3.20
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 Wärtsilä-Vaasa 16V22 diesels
Power, h. p.	5800
Max speed, kts	19
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	3500(17)
Armament	1 x 1 - 120/46 Bofors TAK, 2 x 1 - 40/70 Bofors 350, 4 x 2 - 23/87 Sako, 2 x 5 RBU-1200 ASWRL, 2 DCR (12), 120 mines, helicopter deck
Electronic equipment	nav., DA-05, 9GA208, 9LV100 radars, 2x sonars, ECM suite, 2x Barricade decoy RL
Complement	80 + 70 cadets