Turunmaa class
Overview
Turunmaa class
Turunmaa class gun boat seen with its open bridge and hard edge camouflage.
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Origin
France
Type
Corvette (international classification)
Gun boat (Finnish service)
Gun boat (Finnish service)
Service life
1969 - 2002
Status
Out of service
Development
Early 1960's
Developer
Finland
Production
1963 - 1968
Producer
Finland
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Wärtsilä, Helsinki
Number produced
2
Notable users
Finland
Details
Facts
Turunmaa class
General
Origin
Finland
Type
Corvette
Complement
70
Dimensions
Displacement
770 t full load
660 t standard
Length
74.1 m
Beam
7.8 m
Draft
2.8 m
Propulsion
Arrangement
CODOG
Machinery
3x MTU diesel
1x Olympus TM-1A gas turbine
Power output
3x 3.000 hp for diesels
21.000 hp for gas turbine
Propulsion
3 shafts, one per diesel
1 pump-jet for gas turbine
Mobility
Speed
17 knots on diesel power
35 to 37 knots using gas turbine
Range
5.000 nm
Sensors
Fire control
WM22 (radar + optronics for guns)
Sonar
Simrad (hull mounted)
Systems
ESM
Argo intercept
Flares
2x3 launch rails on turret
Guns
Dual purpose
1x 120mm TAK-120
Dual purpose
2x1 40mm Bofors L/70
Dual purpose
2x2 23mm ZU-23-2
ASW
ASW rockets
2x5 RBU-1200
Depth charges
2 rails for depth charges
Media
Turunmaa class
Turunmaa class gun boat seen at sea.
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Turunmaa class
Close up of the 120mm TAK-120 main gun on the bow of the Turunmaa class gun boat.
Source: MKFI
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Turunmaa class
Close-up of the unique open bridge of the Turunmaa class gunboat.
Source: MKFI
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Turunmaa class
Close-up of the unique swing-out setup for the RBU-1200 anti-submarine depth charge launchers on the Turunmaa class gun boat.
Source: MKFI
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Turunmaa class
Aft view of the Turunmaa class gun boat. Both single open gun mounts for the Bofors L/70 can be observed.
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Subcomponents
RBU-1200 Uragan
2x5 RBU-1200 launchers for anti-submarine depth charges.