U701 in Turku during the Northern Coasts 2014 exercise
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Class overview | |
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Name | Jehu-class landing craft |
Builders | Marine Alutech |
Operators | Finnish Navy |
Preceded by | Jurmo-class landing craft |
Cost | |
Built | 2012– |
In service | 2014– |
Building | 12 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Landing craft |
Displacement | 32 tons (full load) |
Length | 19.9 m (65 ft) |
Beam | 4.3 m (14 ft) |
Draught | 1.1 m (3.6 ft) |
Installed power | 2 × Scania DI16 007 (2 × 1,150 hp) |
Propulsion | Two Rolls-Royce 40A3 water jets |
Speed |
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Range | 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) |
Troops | 24 |
Complement | 5-6 |
Armament |
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Armor | Ballistic protection |
Jehu-class landing craft (also referred to as U-700 class) are a class of military transport vessels used by the Finnish Navy. Manufactured by Marine Alutech under the designation Watercat M18 AMC, the boats can perform a multitude of tasks ranging from troop transport and landing operations to patrolling and escort tasks as well as combat and battle support operations. The Jehu-class boats are considerably larger and better armed that the preceding Jurmo-class landing craft.