The Jurmo-class landing craft is a type of military transport in use by the

Finnish Navy The Finnish Navy ( fi, Merivoimat, sv, Marinen) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. The navy employs 2,300 people and about 4,300 conscripts are trained each year. Finnish Navy vessels are given the ship prefix "FNS", short f ...

. The manufacturer

Marine Alutech Marine Alutech is a leading designer and manufacturer of metal and composite boats in Finland. The company specializes in 5–20 meters boats and vessels for navies, coast guards, government agencies and port authorities. Marine Alutech has it ...

designates it as Watercat M12.

History

The Jurmo was the result of modernisation in the Finnish Navy in the late 1990s. It was designed to replace the existing

Uisko class landing craft The Uisko class, also known as the Marine Alutech Watercat M11 landing craft is a type of vessel in use by the Finnish Navy. It is the predecessor of the Jurmo class landing craft. Uisko was the first water jet vessel of the Finnish Navy. It feat ...

. Its main purpose is landing and transportation operations for the Finnish Coastal Jaegers in all weather conditions. It has good maneuverability and can come to a full stop in only one ship length from top speed. Low draft makes it suitable for

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even in shallow waters. The Jurmo can transport 3 tons of cargo or 22 men. The Jurmo is currently being evaluated by the

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and Greek navies, and a number of the slightly larger and more powerful M14 version will also be delivered to the

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Operators

: U601-U638 ;:

: 10 vessels of the Watercat M14 version.Marine Alutech press release

Related development

G class landing craft The G class, or "G-boat" also known as the Marine Alutech Watercat M8 landing craft ( fi, G-vene, sv, Gruppbåt) is a type of vessel in use by the Finnish Navy and the Swedish Navy. The G-boat was originally designed for the Swedish Navy which ...

* Watercat M14 class landing craft

References

External links

Finnish Defence Forces
''Website of The Finnish Defence Forces''
Marine Alutech
''Website of Marine Alutech''

''Watercat M12'' Ships of the Finnish Navy Ships built in Finland Landing craft Military boats {{Finland-mil-ship-stub