SMS POHJANMAA 01 (Finland)
Built by Wärtsilä, Helsinki
Laid down: 4/5/1978
Launched: 28/8/1978
In Service: 8/6/1979
D: 1,100 tons (1,476 fl) S: 19 kts Dim: 78.30 × 11.60 × 3.20
A: 1 57-mm 70-cal. Bofors SAK 1 DP; 2 single 40-mm 70-cal. Bofors L70 AA; 2 twin 23-mm 60-cal. AA; 2 single 12.7-mm mg; 2 5-round RBU-1200 ASW RL; 2 d.c. racks (6 d.c. each); 120 mines
Electronics:
Radar: 2 Raytheon. . . ARPA nav.; 1 Thales Scout surf. search; 1 Thales DA-05 air search; 1 CelsiusTech 9GA 208 search; 1 CelsiusTech 9LV100 f.c.
Sonar: 2 hull-mounted HF sets (one for bottomed target classification)
EW: ArgoSystems . . . intercept, 2 18-round Wallop Barricade decoy RL
M: 2 Wärtsilä-Vasa 16V22 diesels; 2 CP props; 5,800 bhp—bow-thruster
Electric: 1,070 kw tot.
Range: 3,500/17 Crew: 80 ship’s company plus 70 cadets
Remarks: Modernized in 1997–98.
Combat systems: Has CelsiusTech 9LV200 gun fire-control system. Two twin 23-mm AA forward were replaced by two single 12.7-mm mg during 1992. The original Bofors 120-mm DP gunmount was replaced in 1998. The training facilities are fitted in portable containers mounted on the two internal mine rails and are easily removable if the ship is required for combat.
Details supplied by PETER CRICHTON