Turunmaa-class gunboat

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Class overview
Name	Turunmaa class
Operators	Finnish Navy
Built	1963–1968
In service	1969–2002
Completed	2
General characteristics
Type	Corvette
Displacement	700 tons (+100 with later modifications) 1,350 tons (full load)
Length	74 m (243 ft)
Beam	7.8 m (26 ft)
Draught	3 m (10 ft)
Propulsion	3 × MTU; 2,200 kW (3,000 hp). Each driving one propeller. 1 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM1a gas turbine; 16,000 kW (21,000 hp), driving pump-jet
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (diesel cruising) 37 knots (69 km/h; 43 mph) (gas-turbine)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi)
Complement	70 (30 officers, 40 enlisted)
Sensors and processing systems	Simrad hull-mounted sonar WM22 missile control Argo intercept EW
Armament	1 × Bofors 120 mm Automatic Gun L/46 2 × Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70 2 × twin ZU-23-2 (modified naval version) 2 × RBU-1200 anti-submarine rocket launchers 2 × depth charge racks Mine-laying capability

The Turunmaa-class fast gunboats (Finnish: Turunmaa-luokan tykkivene) was a type of vessel, previously operated by the Finnish Navy in the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and trade protection roles. Internationally they were labeled as corvettes.