Pansio-class minelayer

	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.

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