Career
Ordered:	1963
Laid down:
Launched:	1968
Commissioned:	1969
Fate:	Class decommisioned 2002
General Characteristics
Designation:	Gunboat/Corvette for ASW-role
Displacement:	700 tons (+100 with later modifications)
Length:	74 m
Beam:	7.8 m
Draft:	3 m
Propulsion:	3 x MTU 2200 kW each driving one propeller 1 x Rolls-Royce Olympus TM1a gas turbine, 16000 kW, driving pump-jet Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Finland. ... A gunboat is literally a boat carrying one or more guns. ... French steam corvette Dupleix (1856-1887) Canadian corvettes on antisubmarine convoy escort duty during World War II. A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, smaller than a frigate. ... MTU Friedrichshafen is a manufacturer of commercial engines and is a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Rolls-Royce plc is the second-largest aircraft engine maker in the world, behind General Electric Aviation. ... This machine has a single-stage radial compressor and turbine, a recuperator, and foil bearings. ... Categories: Marine propulsion | Stub ...
Speed:	17 knots (diesel cruising), 37 knots (gas-turbine)
Range:	5000 nm
Complement:	70 (30 officers, 40 conscripts)
Armament:	1 x Bofors 120mm DP 2 x 40 mm 2 x twin ZU-23 (modified naval version) 2 x RBU-1200 ASROC launchers 2 x depth charge racks, mine-laying capability
Electronics:	Simrad hull-mounted sonar, WM22 missile control, Argo intercept EW

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Introduction

The Turunmaa class gunboats (Finnish: Turunmaa-luokan tykkivene) are a type of vessels previously used by the Finnish Navy. Internationally they were labeled as corvettes. Finnish Naval Ensign The Finnish Navy (Finnish: Suomen merivoimat) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. ...

History

Development of the class started in 1963. Five hull designs and over thirty propulsion variants were looked at during development. At the time, electronics of the vessels were state of the art and attracted international attention. Both vessels were built by Wärtsilä's Hietalahti shipyard in Helsinki. In 1985-86 both ships were refitted, the entire fire-control and communications systems were updated. FNS Karjala is as of 2002 berthed at the maritime museum Forum Marinum in Turku as a museum ship next to Suomen Joutsen. FNS Turunmaa has been stripped of armaments and serve as a flotating a machine shop and training ship for Satakunta Polytechnics. Neither vessel is owned anymore by the Finnish Navy. Wärtsilä is a Finnish manufacturer of power plants (mainly diesel-powered) for use in electricity generation and ship power, and associated services. ... Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki City manager Jussi Pajunen Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 342nd 185. ... Province Western Finland Region Finland Proper Sub-region Turku City manager Mikko Pukkinen Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 311th 245. ... USS Wisconsin is one of three Iowa class battleships opened to the public as a museum, and one of two Iowa class battleships maintained in the US Mothball fleet. ... Suomen Joutsen (Swan of Finland in English) (former names are Laënnec, Oldenburg) is a three mast, steel hull, full rigged ship. ...

Vessels

• FNS Turunmaa
• FNS Karjala (04)

External links

• Turun Sanomat newspaper archive
• The Finnish Navy's announcement of FNS Karjala's pending museum ship status
• MTV3.fi's news article from 2001
• Corvette Karjala @ Forum Marinum
• GN113 Warbird Consulting Ltd Current owner of Turunmaa. Includes pictures.