Tuima-class missile boat
Country of origin
Finland
Finland
The Tuima-class missile boat was a class of fast attack craft used as missile boats by the Finnish Navy.
The vessels were constructed in the Soviet Union and purchased by the Finnish Navy between 1974 and 1975. The vessels were similar to the Soviet Project 205U Tsunami-class missile boats, given the NATO reporting name Osa II.
All of the vessels were later modified into fast minelayers at Aker Finnyards when their armament became obsolete. The modification work took place between 1993 and 1994 at the Uusikaupunki yards. Tuima and Tuuli had their missiles removed and the superstructure was modified. Mine rails and mine loading equipment were installed and the weapons guidance systems were modernized. Tuisku and Tyrsky were also modernized into fast minelayers, but less extensively, removing their missile weapons, and installing mine rails. The Tuima-class vessels belonged to the 5th Minewarfare Squadron based at Upinniemi.
The vessels of the class were decommissioned by 2000.
The Tuima class had three 56-cylinder radial diesel engines, each one producing 3,500 kilowatts (4,700 hp). The middle engine and propeller shaft of Tuima and Tuuli were removed during the modernization to make...
The vessels were constructed in the Soviet Union and purchased by the Finnish Navy between 1974 and 1975. The vessels were similar to the Soviet Project 205U Tsunami-class missile boats, given the NATO reporting name Osa II.
All of the vessels were later modified into fast minelayers at Aker Finnyards when their armament became obsolete. The modification work took place between 1993 and 1994 at the Uusikaupunki yards. Tuima and Tuuli had their missiles removed and the superstructure was modified. Mine rails and mine loading equipment were installed and the weapons guidance systems were modernized. Tuisku and Tyrsky were also modernized into fast minelayers, but less extensively, removing their missile weapons, and installing mine rails. The Tuima-class vessels belonged to the 5th Minewarfare Squadron based at Upinniemi.
The vessels of the class were decommissioned by 2000.
The Tuima class had three 56-cylinder radial diesel engines, each one producing 3,500 kilowatts (4,700 hp). The middle engine and propeller shaft of Tuima and Tuuli were removed during the modernization to make...
