Kiiski-class minesweeper

Class overview
Kiiski 7 in Aura river between the stern of Halli and Jurmo U613
Name:	Kiiski
Completed:	7
General characteristics
Type:	Minesweeper
Displacement:	20 tons
Length:	15.8 m
Beam:	4 m
Draught:	1.3 m
Speed:	11 knots
Armament:	1× 12.7 mm machine gun
Notes:	Ships in class include: Kiiski 1 (521), Kiiski 2 (522), Kiiski 3 (523), Kiiski 4 (524), Kiiski 5 (525), Kiiski 6 (526), Kiiski 7 (527)

The Kiiski class minesweepers (English: Ruffe) are a series of seven small minesweepers of the Finnish Navy. The ships were constructed in 1975 and were modernized in the 1990s.

Vessels of the class

Kiiski 1 (521)
Kiiski 2 (522)
Kiiski 3 (523)
Kiiski 4 (524)
Kiiski 5 (525)
Kiiski 6 (526)
Kiiski 7 (527)

References

Active ships of the Finnish Navy

Missile boats

Rauma class	Rauma Raahe Porvoo Naantali

Hamina class	Hamina Tornio Hanko Pori

Minelayers

Pohjanmaa class	Pohjanmaa

Hämeenmaa class	Hämeenmaa Uusimaa

Pansio class	Pansio Pyhäranta Porkkala

Mine-countermeasure vessels

Kuha class	Kuha 21 Kuha 23 Kuha 24 Kuha 26

Kiiski class	Kiiski 1 Kiiski 3 Kiiski 4 Kiiski 5 Kiiski 6 Kiiski 7

Katanpää class	Katanpää Purunpää

Auxiliaries

Command launches	Syöksy class Träskö class Askeri

Landing craft	G class Uisko class Jurmo class Jehu class

Transport ships	Kampela 3 Valas class

School ships	Kajava Heikki class Fabian Wrede class

Other	Hylje Halli Louhi

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