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Finnish minelayer Pyhäranta
Class overview
Name	Pansio class
Operators	Finnish Navy
Completed	3
Active	3
General characteristics
Type	Minelayer
Displacement	680 tons
Length	43 m (141 ft 1 in)
Beam	10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught	2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	2 × diesel engines 1,100 kW (1,500 hp)
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement	19
Armament	1 × Saab Trackfire RWS (1 × 7.62 mm PKM machine gun and 1 × 40 mm H&K GMG) 1 × 12.7 mm NSV 50 mines (Sea Mine 2000)

The Pansio-class minelayers are a three-strong class of mine warfare vessels used by the Finnish Navy, built between 1991 and 1992. The vessels can also be used for transport or to supply the naval forts. The vessels can carry a 100-ton load.

The ships are referred to as "mine ferries" in the Finnish Navy.

Mid-life upgrade

The three vessels went through a mid-life upgrade between 2015 and 2017 and are now expected to serve until the 2030s. The upgrades included new main and auxiliary engines, as well as a new high-pressure fire extinguishing system. The vessels were also equipped with a Saab Trackfire remote weapon station with a 7.62 mm PKM machine gun and a 40 mm Heckler & Koch GMG. The two Sako twin-barreled 23 mm/87 (modified ZU-23-2) were removed.

Service

On 24 August 2022 Pyhäranta ran aground in the Archipelago Sea, off Turku, Finland. Her hull was holed.

List of ships

References

1. "Marine units and Equipment". Finnish Defence Forces. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
2. "Minelayer / Transport Ferry". ILS Ltd. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
3. "Pansio-luokan miinalauttojen peruskorjaus valmistui".
4. "Finnish Navy minelayer ran aground, holed". Fleetmon. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

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Missile boats	Rauma class Rauma Raahe Porvoo Naantali Hamina class Hamina Tornio Hanko Pori
Minelayers	Hämeenmaa class Hämeenmaa Uusimaa Pansio class Pansio Pyhäranta Porkkala
Mine-countermeasure vessels	Kuha class Kuha 21 Kuha 23 Kuha 24 Kuha 26 Kiiski class Kiiski 1 Kiiski 3 Kiiski 4 Kiiski 5 Kiiski 6 Kiiski 7 Katanpää class Katanpää Purunpää Vahterpää
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• Mine warfare vessel classes
• Minelayers of the Finnish Navy
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