28:
46:
180:
1110:
843:
would be sold for scrap. The vessel would be broken up in
Finland and the operation, which was expected to begin in March 2016, would cost about 248,100 euro. The engines and some equipment would be sold to cover part of the expenses. However, in March 2016 it was reported that the scrapping has been
725:
and her colour scheme changed from camouflage to light grey. Her second aft gun was also removed from the aft deck due to narrow shooting sectors, which were even further narrowed due to a new bigger hydraulic crane of a new seaboat.
748:. Since the Prosecutor General of Finland decided not to prosecute, the pirates were transferred to the jurisdiction of Operation Atalanta, which later released the pirates. The pirate ship and the speedboats were
941:
680:
continues the tradition of the three ships. The ship underwent a heavy modernization program in 1996–1998, which included a replacing her Bofors 120 mm L/46 main gun with a more modern
891:
824:
was decommissioned, it was stated that the vessel would be either sold or scrapped if a sufficient buyer is not found. In
September 2013, it was reported that the
828:
was interested in purchasing the vessel. However, it was later reported that
Estonia decided not to purchase the vessel. Some interest was also expressed by the
744:
along with two speedboats. The search onboard revealed assault rifles, RPGs and other weapons. Eighteen of the suspected pirates were incarcerated onboard
945:
969:
1129:
684:
470:
1042:
794:
reached the end of her operational lifespan in the mid-2010s and the minelayer was decommissioned in late 2013. She will be replaced by
16:
This article is about a minelayer that was in service in 1979–2013. For the upcoming class of surface combatants of the same name, see
1012:
910:
366:
1134:
1114:
645:
456:
257:
150:
706:
484:
27:
984:
659:
719:
593:
698:. The accommodation capacity of the vessel for the long range cruises can be increased with accommodation containers.
878:
769:
570:
811:
795:
17:
1144:
981:
832:
whose representatives even came to
Finland to inspect the vessel. The Finnish towing and salvage company
798:, bigger than the current missile boats and more capable for international co-operation. In addition to
569:
of the
Finnish Navy as well as the largest naval ship in service in Finland until 2013. The ship has a
853:
849:
1139:
833:
637:
414:
88:
670:. On 10 May 1982, she was given the traditional shield of ocean faring vessels previously held by
730:
266:
261:
159:
154:
845:
654:
first served as a school ship for the Naval
Academy until 1992 when she was transferred to the
605:
218:
958:
512:
252:
852:
support vessels. The vessel was stripped of her armament and converted to a survey vessel at
681:
615:
204:
988:
655:
672:
634:
585:
for the Naval
Academy cadets. Part of their training includes an annual cruise abroad.
1090:
763:
was christened on 8 June 1979 by Aili
Haapkylä. The name comes from the Swedish-built
1123:
1000:
857:
829:
825:
710:
541:
578:
562:
527:
70:
582:
741:
248:
749:
619:
558:
292:
208:
138:
592:
was scheduled for decommissioning in late 2013. In
October 2013, minelayer
1109:
1060:
778:
691:
573:
1A so she can operate all year round. During a crisis, the main task for
566:
228:
1028:
Viro kiinnostui miinalaiva
Pohjanmaasta – neuvotteluja käydään syksyllä
690:
The annual training cruise for the cadets has taken the ship as far as
641:
498:
404:
764:
738:
695:
925:
1075:
1027:
970:
Miinalaiva Pohjanmaata ja satoja paseja uhkaa viimeinen käyttöpäivä
926:
Pohjanmaasta tuli m/s Pohjanmeri – työt odottavat Barentsinmerellä
848:, the Finnish state-owned shipping company that owns and operates
860:, according to plans drawn by the Finnish design company ILS Oy.
782:
by the Finnish Navy conscripts after the Finnish amusement park.
1076:
Pohjanmaasta oli tehty tarjous, rahat eivät kelvanneet valtiolle
729:
In 2010, it was decided that the Pohjanmaa would participate in
802:, the new class of multi-purpose naval vessels—dubbed MTA2020 (
411:
911:
Miinalaiva Pohjanmaa jätti hyvästinsä torstaina - katso video
26:
608:
in 2016 and refitted as a survey vessel. She was renamed
1043:
Puolustusministeriö: Viro ei osta miinalaiva Pohjanmaata
806:) in the preliminary papers—is intended to replace also
892:
Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
662:). When she was completed, she replaced the minelayer
942:"Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - Foreign"
598:
took over the role of flagship of the Finnish Navy.
384:
3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km; 4,000 mi)
877:
836:also offered to buy the vessel, but was declined.
718:In 2007, the ship was refitted together with the
1061:Puolustusvoimat romuttaa miinalaiva Pohjanmaan
790:Despite modernizations, the over 30-year-old
376:18–19 knots (33–35 km/h; 21–22 mph)
8:
577:would have been mine laying and acting as a
565:. The sole member of her class, she was the
839:On 18 December 2015, it was announced that
644:. Her initial main armament consisted of a
701:On 28 June 2005, as part of their cruise,
172:Decommissioned and sold to private company
972:. Tekniikka & Talous, 31 August 2011.
844:cancelled and the vessel will be sold to
1056:
1054:
1013:Miinalaiva Pohjanmaa laitettiin myyntiin
355:4,280 kW (5,740 hp) (combined)
1063:. Helsingin Sanomat, 18 December 2015.
1045:. Helsingin Sanomat, 20 September 2013.
869:
796:the next generation's surface combatant
392:70 (120 when acting as a training ship)
436:ESM: Argo Systems radar warning system
22:
685:Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/70
176:
42:
7:
1030:. Turun Sanomat, 20 September 2013.
497:Sako twin-barrel 23 mm/87 (modified
284:General characteristics (2007 refit)
1078:. Turun Sanomat, 21 December 2015.
1091:Miinalaiva Pohjanmaata ei romuteta
14:
433:Decoy: Philax chaff and IR flares
1108:
913:. Ilta-Sanomat, 23 August 2013.
646:Bofors 120 mm Automatic Gun L/46
604:was sold to the Finnish company
178:
44:
928:. Turun Sanomat, 12 July 2016.
737:captured a vessel suspected as
1130:Minelayers of the Finnish Navy
776:The vessel has been nicknamed
773:" for other uses of the name.
1:
1015:. Ilta-Sanomat, 9 July 2013.
660:Gulf of Finland Naval Command
367:controllable-pitch propellers
1093:. Iltalehti, 15 March 2016.
1161:
1001:Hallituksen esitys 12/2010
770:Pohjanmaa (disambiguation)
733:in 2011. On 6 April 2011,
707:International Fleet Review
89:Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard
15:
1095:Retrieved 2016-03-15.
1080:Retrieved 2015-12-21.
1065:Retrieved 2015-12-18.
1047:Retrieved 2013-09-20.
1032:Retrieved 2013-09-20.
1017:Retrieved 2013-07-10.
957:Article in the newspaper
930:Retrieved 2016-07-12.
915:Retrieved 2014-05-23.
633:was built in 1979 at the
571:Finnish-Swedish ice class
419:Simrad hull-mounted sonar
310:78.6 m (258 ft)
283:
37:
25:
318:11.2 m (37 ft)
18:Pohjanmaa-class corvette
1135:Ships built in Helsinki
709:which is a part of the
326:3.3 m (11 ft)
1115:Pohjanmaa (ship, 1978)
810:-class minelayers and
666:and as a school ship,
581:. She also acted as a
32:
1117:at Wikimedia Commons
817:as they are retired.
540:rails for 150 mines (
30:
815:-class missile boats
767:of the 1770s — see "
705:participated in the
515:12.7 mm machine guns
991:. Ruotuväki, 10/08.
426:Electronic warfare
352:Wärtsilä Vasa 16V22
987:2011-01-17 at the
804:Monitoimialus 2020
731:Operation Atalanta
658:Fleet (Now called
399:processing systems
33:
1113:Media related to
959:Helsingin Sanomat
723:-class minelayers
638:Helsinki Shipyard
550:
549:
1152:
1112:
1097:
1096:
1088:
1082:
1081:
1073:
1067:
1066:
1058:
1049:
1048:
1040:
1034:
1033:
1025:
1019:
1018:
1010:
1004:
998:
992:
982:Merten mittaajat
979:
973:
967:
961:
956:
954:
953:
944:. Archived from
938:
932:
931:
923:
917:
916:
908:
902:
901:
899:
898:
885:
874:
854:Western Shipyard
588:The 34-year-old
539:
535:
525:
521:
511:
507:
496:
492:
483:
479:
469:
465:
457:Bofors 120 mm/46
455:
451:
351:
347:
225:Port of registry
186:
183:
182:
181:
52:
49:
48:
47:
23:
1160:
1159:
1155:
1154:
1153:
1151:
1150:
1149:
1120:
1119:
1106:
1101:
1100:
1094:
1089:
1085:
1079:
1074:
1070:
1064:
1059:
1052:
1046:
1041:
1037:
1031:
1026:
1022:
1016:
1011:
1007:
999:
995:
989:Wayback Machine
980:
976:
968:
964:
951:
949:
940:
939:
935:
929:
924:
920:
914:
909:
905:
896:
894:
876:
875:
871:
866:
788:
758:
676:, so in effect
656:Gulf of Finland
628:
537:
533:
523:
519:
509:
505:
494:
490:
485:Bofors 40 mm/70
481:
477:
473:Mk1 (post 1998)
471:Bofors 57 mm/70
467:
463:
453:
449:
427:
398:
349:
345:
339:Installed power
184:
179:
177:
50:
45:
43:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1158:
1156:
1148:
1147:
1145:Training ships
1142:
1137:
1132:
1122:
1121:
1105:
1104:External links
1102:
1099:
1098:
1083:
1068:
1050:
1035:
1020:
1005:
993:
974:
962:
933:
918:
903:
868:
867:
865:
862:
787:
784:
757:
754:
715:celebrations.
673:Suomen Joutsen
627:
624:
548:
547:
546:
545:
530:
516:
502:
487:
474:
460:
444:
440:
439:
438:
437:
434:
429:
423:
422:
421:
420:
417:
408:
400:
394:
393:
390:
386:
385:
382:
378:
377:
374:
370:
369:
363:
359:
358:
357:
356:
353:
340:
336:
335:
332:
328:
327:
324:
320:
319:
316:
312:
311:
308:
304:
303:
300:
296:
295:
290:
286:
285:
281:
280:
277:
273:
272:
271:
270:
264:
255:
244:
243:Identification
240:
239:
236:
232:
231:
226:
222:
221:
216:
212:
211:
202:
198:
197:
192:
188:
187:
174:
173:
170:
166:
165:
164:
163:
157:
146:
145:Identification
142:
141:
136:
132:
131:
128:
127:Decommissioned
124:
123:
120:
116:
115:
114:28 August 1978
112:
108:
107:
104:
100:
99:
96:
92:
91:
86:
82:
81:
78:
74:
73:
68:
64:
63:
58:
54:
53:
40:
39:
35:
34:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1157:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1127:
1125:
1118:
1116:
1111:
1103:
1092:
1087:
1084:
1077:
1072:
1069:
1062:
1057:
1055:
1051:
1044:
1039:
1036:
1029:
1024:
1021:
1014:
1009:
1006:
1002:
997:
994:
990:
986:
983:
978:
975:
971:
966:
963:
960:
948:on 2011-04-11
947:
943:
937:
934:
927:
922:
919:
912:
907:
904:
893:
889:
884:
882:
873:
870:
863:
861:
859:
858:Salo, Finland
855:
851:
847:
842:
837:
835:
834:Alfons HĂĄkans
831:
830:Croatian Navy
827:
826:Estonian Navy
823:
818:
816:
814:
809:
805:
801:
797:
793:
785:
783:
781:
780:
774:
772:
771:
766:
762:
755:
753:
751:
747:
743:
740:
736:
732:
727:
724:
722:
716:
714:
713:
712:Trafalgar 200
708:
704:
699:
697:
693:
688:
686:
683:
679:
675:
674:
669:
665:
661:
657:
653:
649:
647:
643:
639:
636:
632:
625:
623:
621:
617:
613:
612:
607:
603:
599:
597:
596:
591:
586:
584:
580:
576:
572:
568:
564:
560:
556:
555:
543:
542:Sea Mine 2000
531:
529:
528:depth charges
517:
514:
503:
500:
488:
486:
475:
472:
461:
458:
447:
446:
445:
442:
441:
435:
432:
431:
430:
425:
424:
418:
416:
413:
409:
406:
403:
402:
401:
396:
395:
391:
388:
387:
383:
380:
379:
375:
372:
371:
368:
364:
361:
360:
354:
343:
342:
341:
338:
337:
333:
330:
329:
325:
322:
321:
317:
314:
313:
309:
306:
305:
301:
298:
297:
294:
291:
288:
287:
282:
278:
275:
274:
268:
265:
263:
259:
256:
254:
250:
247:
246:
245:
242:
241:
237:
234:
233:
230:
227:
224:
223:
220:
217:
214:
213:
210:
206:
203:
200:
199:
196:
193:
190:
189:
175:
171:
168:
167:
161:
158:
156:
152:
149:
148:
147:
144:
143:
140:
137:
134:
133:
129:
126:
125:
121:
118:
117:
113:
110:
109:
105:
102:
101:
97:
94:
93:
90:
87:
84:
83:
79:
76:
75:
72:
69:
66:
65:
62:
59:
56:
55:
41:
36:
31:FNS Pohjanmaa
29:
24:
19:
1107:
1086:
1071:
1038:
1023:
1008:
996:
977:
965:
950:. Retrieved
946:the original
936:
921:
906:
895:. Retrieved
887:
880:
872:
840:
838:
821:
819:
812:
807:
803:
799:
791:
789:
777:
775:
768:
760:
759:
745:
734:
728:
720:
717:
711:
702:
700:
689:
682:dual-purpose
677:
671:
667:
664:Ruotsinsalmi
663:
651:
650:
630:
629:
610:
609:
601:
600:
594:
589:
587:
579:command ship
574:
563:Finnish Navy
557:is a former
553:
552:
551:
428:& decoys
397:Sensors and
365:Two shafts;
302:1,450 tonnes
299:Displacement
194:
119:Commissioned
71:Finnish Navy
60:
786:Replacement
668:Matti Kurki
583:school ship
258:MMSI number
151:MMSI number
122:8 June 1979
95:Yard number
1140:1978 ships
1124:Categories
952:2011-04-08
897:2018-09-14
883:(4542642)"
881:Pohjanmeri
864:References
742:mothership
611:Pohjanmeri
526:rails for
459:(pre 1996)
407:DA05 radar
389:Complement
362:Propulsion
279:In service
249:IMO number
238:April 2016
195:Pohjanmeri
106:4 May 1978
1003:. FINLEX.
846:Meritaito
841:Pohjanmaa
822:Pohjanmaa
808:Hämeenmaa
800:Pohjanmaa
792:Pohjanmaa
761:Pohjanmaa
746:Pohjanmaa
735:Pohjanmaa
721:Hämeenmaa
703:Pohjanmaa
678:Pohjanmaa
652:Pohjanmaa
631:Pohjanmaa
620:North Sea
606:Meritaito
602:Pohjanmaa
595:Hämeenmaa
590:Pohjanmaa
575:Pohjanmaa
559:minelayer
554:Pohjanmaa
331:Ice class
293:Minelayer
267:Call sign
262:230664000
219:Meritaito
209:North Sea
155:230319000
139:Upinniemi
130:Late 2013
103:Laid down
61:Pohjanmaa
985:Archived
779:Puuhamaa
752:at sea.
750:scuttled
635:Wärtsilä
618:for the
567:flagship
443:Armament
410:Philips
235:Acquired
229:Helsinki
201:Namesake
160:Callsign
135:Homeport
111:Launched
67:Operator
888:Equasis
850:fairway
765:pojamas
642:Finland
626:History
616:Finnish
561:of the
499:ZU-23-2
412:9LV 220
405:Signaal
323:Draught
253:4542642
251::
205:Finnish
185:Finland
85:Builder
77:Ordered
51:Finland
38:History
756:Naming
739:pirate
696:Brazil
538:
534:
524:
520:
510:
506:
495:
491:
482:
478:
468:
464:
454:
450:
350:
346:
307:Length
276:Status
269:: OJRO
162:: OIMD
820:When
813:Rauma
692:Belém
381:Range
373:Speed
215:Owner
315:Beam
289:Type
207:for
191:Name
169:Fate
80:1977
57:Name
856:in
513:NSV
415:FCS
98:421
1126::
1053:^
890:.
886:.
694:,
687:.
648:.
640:,
622:.
614:,
334:1A
260::
153::
955:.
900:.
879:"
544:)
536:Ă—
532:4
522:Ă—
518:2
508:Ă—
504:2
501:)
493:Ă—
489:2
480:Ă—
476:1
466:Ă—
462:1
452:Ă—
448:1
348:Ă—
344:2
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
