Rauma class missile boat
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The Rauma class missile boat
s (-luokan ohjusvene) are a type of vessels in use by the Finnish Navy
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It is the predecessor of the Hamina class
missile boats. The ships were constructed at the Hollming yards and Finnyards in Rauma
, Finland
. All the ships have their home port in Pansio
.
FNS Raahe
FNS Porvoo
FNS Naantali
Missile boat
A Missile Boat is a small craft armed with anti-ship missiles. Being a small craft, missile boats are popular with nations interested in forming an inexpensive navy...
s (-luokan ohjusvene) are a type of vessels in use by the Finnish Navy
Finnish Navy
The Finnish Navy 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" simply short for "Finnish Navy Ship"...
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It is the predecessor of the Hamina class
Hamina class missile boat
The Hamina class missile boat is a 4-strong class of fast attack craft of the Finnish Navy. Technically they are classified as "missile fast attack craft", ohjusvene, literally "missile boat" in Finnish.-History:...
missile boats. The ships were constructed at the Hollming yards and Finnyards in Rauma
Rauma, Finland
Rauma is a town and municipality of ca. inhabitants on the west coast of Finland, north of Turku, and south of Pori. Granted town privileges on May 17, 1442 , Rauma is known of its high quality lace , and of the old wooden architecture of its centre , which is a Unesco world heritage...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. All the ships have their home port in Pansio
Pansio
Pansio is a district and a suburb of the city of Turku, Finland. It is located in the western part of the city. It has a population of 2,809 , and an annual population growth of -3.83%....
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Vessels
FNS Rauma- Pennant number: 70.
- Builder: Hollming.
- Ordered: August 27, 1987.
- Commissioned: October 18, 1990.
- Home base: Pansio.
- Current state: In active service.
FNS Raahe
- Pennant number: 71.
- Builder: Hollming.
- Commissioned: August 20, 1991.
- Home base: Pansio.
- Current state: In active service.
FNS Porvoo
- Pennant number: 72.
- Builder: Finnyards.
- Commissioned: April 27, 1992.
- Home base: Pansio.
- Current state: In active service.
FNS Naantali
- Pennant number: 73.
- Builder: Finnyards.
- Commissioned: June 23, 1992.
- Home base: Pansio.
- Current state: In active service.