Katanpää-class mine countermeasure vessel

Class overview
Name	Katanpää-class mine countermeasure vessel
Builders	Intermarine S.p.A., Sarzana, Italy
Operators	Finnish Navy
Preceded by	Kuha-class minesweeper
Cost	€244.8 M for three vessels
Built	2007-2016
In service	2012–
Completed	3
General characteristics
Type	Mine countermeasure vessel
Displacement	680 tons
Length	52.45 m (172 ft 1 in)
Beam	9.87 m (32 ft 5 in)
Draught	3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
Installed power	2 × MTU 8V-396-TE74 (2 × 1,000 kW)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric with two Voith Schneider 18 GH/135-PP propellers Combimac electric motors
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Range	1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi)
Complement	34–38
Underwater vehicles:	Kongsberg Maritime HUGIN 1000 AUV; Hydroid REMUS 100 AUV; Saab Underwater Systems Double Eagle Mark II ROV ; Atlas Elektronik SeaFox I ROV
Sensors and ; processing systems	Atlas Elektronik integrated mine countermeasure system; Kongsberg Maritime EM-710 RD multibeam echosounder; Kongsberg Maritime TOPAS echosounder; Atlas HMS-12M hull-mounted sonar; Klein Associates Klein 5500 towed side-scanning sonar; Kongsberg Maritime HiPAP underwater positioning system;
Armament	Bofors 40 mm L/70; Depth charges;

Katanpää-class mine countermeasure vessels are a class of three multipurpose mine countermeasure vessels (MCMV) ordered by the Finnish Navy. The nearly 250 million euro contract was awarded to the Italian shipyard Intermarine S.p.A. in 2006. Initially, all three vessels were scheduled to be delivered by 2014 and the class was expected to achieve operational readiness by 2015, but there have been various delays and the last vessel was handed over to the Finnish Navy in November 2016.

The Katanpää class is expected to remain in service until 2040–2042.

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