Hämeenmaa-class minelayer

	MLC Uusimaa
Class overview
Name	Hämeenmaa
Operators	Finnish Navy
Preceded by	Finnish minelayer Pohjanmaa
Succeeded by	Pohjanmaa-class corvette
Completed	2
Active	2
General characteristics
Class and type	Hämeenmaa
Type	MLC = Minelayer, Coastal
Displacement	1,450 tons
Length	77.8 m (255 ft)
Beam	11.6 m (38 ft)
Draught	3.2 m (10 ft)
Installed power	2 × Wärtsilä Vasa 16V22 (2,600 kW each)
Propulsion	Two shafts; KaMeWa controllable pitch propellers
Speed	About 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	60
Sensors and ; processing systems	ANCS-2000 CMS, Link-16, Link-22; Furuno S/X (nav radars); Saab 9LV325E FCS (Fire Control System); Simrad hull-mounted sonar; EADS TRS-3D/16 ES (Surveillance Radar); Sagem EOMS (Electro Optical Multisensor System);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Decoy: 2 × MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill Systems); ESM: Thales DR3000 SIEWS (Shipborne Integrated Electronic Warfare System); COMS-ESM; LWR;
Armament	1 × Bofors 57 mm/70 Mk1; 8-cell Denel Umkhonto-IR VLS SAM system; 2 × 12.7 mm machine gun; 2 × H&K GMG grenade machinegun; 2 × RBU-1200 depth charge rocket launcher; 2 × rails for depth charges; 4 × rails for 100-150 mines;
Armor	Vital areas Kevlar- and ArmourSteel protection
Notes	Ships in class include:; FNS Hämeenmaa (02); FNS Uusimaa (05);

The Hämeenmaa-class minelayers (Finnish: Hämeenmaa-luokan miinalaiva) is a two-vessel strong class of coastal minelayers, used by the Finnish Navy.

The ships have a steel hull and aluminum alloy superstructure. The class has an ice operating classification of ICE-1A and can operate year-round in ice up to 40 cm thick.

During a crisis the main task for the Hämeenmaa-class ships is minelaying, but the vessels can also act as escort, transport and depot ships.

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