2x Cummins NT-380M diesel (600 hp in total) with hydrostatic transmission to one shaft and two controllable pitch propellers
Fuel Capacity (kg)
3000
Flank Speed (kt)
12
Range (nm) at Speed (kt)
450 nm @ 10 kt
Sensors
Decca Racal (Sensor 1480)
Reson Seabat 6012 (Sensor 4661)
Generic Mine Hunting Sonar (Sensor 5701, in reality a Patria SONAC HF)
Generic Magnetic and Acoustic Mine Swep (Sensor 4654)
Generic Mechanical Cutter Mine Sweep (Sensor 4657)
Mounts
1x ZU-23-3 (Weapon 357) mounted towards the stern, arc 2-10
1x 12.7mm/50 MG (Weapon 1695), in the bow, arc 9-3
Aircraft & Docking Facilities
No response
Comms/Datalinks
VHF Secure
UHF Secure
Ship Codes
Advanced Quieting, Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP) Construction
Comments
The ships were buil in the 70's and completely rebuilt 10 meters longer in the late 90's.
The ships were built with very hight emphasis on being quiet and anti-magnetic. The hull is made out of fibre-glass plastic and there is no propeller shaft as the two propellers are 360 degree pods powered by hydraulics. In addition the engine room is built on the deck above the water line as a separate block on rubber dampeners to minimize acoustic signals.
Before the MLU the main mine countermeasures were cutter sweeps and divers, but after the diver equipment was removed and the ships given new acoustic and magnetic sweeps, along with a digital sweeping control system.
According to the English Wiki they should have been deactivated after 2012, but due to delays of the Katanpää class and the deteriorated securiy situation in the Baltic Sea 4 of 6 have been preserved and are still active.
Jkryos
commented
4 months ago
DB Selector
DB3K
Baseline
Ship 2917
Hypothetical
No
Name
Kuha 21-26
Class
Kuha class
Country
Finland
Service
Navy
In Commission
1998-Present
Number in Service
6, 2 scrapped in 2012
Length (m)
32
Beam (m)
7
Draft (m)
2
Standard Displacement (t)
127
Full Displacement (t)
150
Empty Displacement (t)
No response
Complement
14
Max Sea State
5
Primary Propulsion Type
Diesel
Propulsion
2x Cummins NT-380M diesel (600 hp in total) with hydrostatic transmission to one shaft and two controllable pitch propellers
Fuel Capacity (kg)
3000
Flank Speed (kt)
12
Range (nm) at Speed (kt)
450 nm @ 10 kt
Sensors
Decca Racal (Sensor 1480) Reson Seabat 6012 (Sensor 4661) Generic Mine Hunting Sonar (Sensor 5701, in reality a Patria SONAC HF) Generic Magnetic and Acoustic Mine Swep (Sensor 4654) Generic Mechanical Cutter Mine Sweep (Sensor 4657)
Mounts
1x ZU-23-3 (Weapon 357) mounted towards the stern, arc 2-10 1x 12.7mm/50 MG (Weapon 1695), in the bow, arc 9-3
Aircraft & Docking Facilities
No response
Comms/Datalinks
VHF Secure UHF Secure
Ship Codes
Advanced Quieting, Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP) Construction
Comments
The ships were buil in the 70's and completely rebuilt 10 meters longer in the late 90's.
The ships were built with very hight emphasis on being quiet and anti-magnetic. The hull is made out of fibre-glass plastic and there is no propeller shaft as the two propellers are 360 degree pods powered by hydraulics. In addition the engine room is built on the deck above the water line as a separate block on rubber dampeners to minimize acoustic signals.
Before the MLU the main mine countermeasures were cutter sweeps and divers, but after the diver equipment was removed and the ships given new acoustic and magnetic sweeps, along with a digital sweeping control system.
According to the English Wiki they should have been deactivated after 2012, but due to delays of the Katanpää class and the deteriorated securiy situation in the Baltic Sea 4 of 6 have been preserved and are still active.
Sources
https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/equipment#/asset/view/id/323 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuha-class_minesweeper_(1974)#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWertheim2013188-2