Pansio-class minelayer

Class overview
Finnish minelayer Pyhäranta
Name:	Pansio class
Operators:	Finnish Navy
Completed:	3
Active:	3
General characteristics
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)
Speed:	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement:	19
Armament:	2 × Sako twin-barreled 23 mm/87 (modified ZU-23-2) 1 × 12.7 mm NSV 50 mines (Sea Mine 2000)
Notes:	Ships in class include: FNS Pansio (876) FNS Porkkala (777) FNS Pyhäranta (875)

The Pansio-class minelayers^[1] is 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.

Vessels

Pansio: Pennant number: 876 (ex-576); Builder: Olkiluoto; Built: 1991; Commissioned: 25 September 1991; Home base: Pansio; Current status: In refit. Expected to return to service in 2017.
Pyhäranta: Pennant number: 875 (ex-575 and ex-475); Builder: Olkiluoto; Commissioned: 26 May 1992; Home base: Upinniemi; Current status: In active service
Porkkala: Pennant number: 777; Builder: Olkiluoto; Commissioned: 29 October 1992; Home base: Upinniemi; Current status: In active service

References

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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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