![]() Finnish minelayer Pyhäranta
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| Class overview |
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| Name | Pansio class |
| Operators |  Finnish Navy |
| Completed | 3 |
| Active | 3 |
| General characteristics |
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| Type | Minelayer |
| Displacement | 680 tons |
| Length | 43 m (141 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion |
- 2 × diesel engines
- 1,100 kW (1,500 hp)
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| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Complement | 19 |
| Armament | |
The Pansio-class minelayers[1] are a three-strong class of mine warfare vessels used by the Finnish Navy, built between 1991 and 1992.[2] The vessels can also be used for transport or to supply the naval forts. The vessels can carry a 100-ton load.
The ships are referred to as "mine ferries" in the Finnish Navy.
Mid-life upgrade
The three vessels went through a mid-life upgrade between 2015 and 2017 and are now expected to serve until the 2030s. The upgrades included new main and auxiliary engines, as well as a new high-pressure fire extinguishing system.[3] The vessels were also equipped with a Saab Trackfire remote weapon station with a 7.62 mm PKM machine gun and a 40 mm Heckler & Koch GMG. The two Sako twin-barreled 23 mm/87 (modified ZU-23-2) were removed.
Service
On 24 August 2022 Pyhäranta ran aground in the Archipelago Sea, off Turku, Finland. Her hull was holed.[4]
List of ships
Pennant
number
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Name
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Builder
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Built
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Commissioned
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Modernized
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Home base
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Status
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| 90 (ex-876 and ex-576) |
Pansio |
Olkiluoto |
1991 |
25 September 1991 |
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Pansio |
In active service
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| 92 (ex-875, ex-575 and ex-475) |
Pyhäranta |
Olkiluoto |
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26 May 1992 |
|
Upinniemi |
In active service
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| 91 (ex-777) |
Porkkala |
Olkiluoto |
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29 October 1992 |
|
Upinniemi |
In active service
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References
