Uisko-class landing craft

Class overview
Name	Uisko
Preceded by	G class landing craft
Succeeded by	Jurmo class landing craft
General characteristics
Type	Landing craft personnel
Displacement	10 tons
Length	10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Beam	3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Draught	0.6 m (2 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	Diesel 490 kW (660 hp) combined with waterjet
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph); 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (full load);
Armament	1 × 12.7 mm NSV machine gun or; 1 × 40 mm grenade machine gun;
Armour	Kevlar lining

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 features excellent maneuverability and low draft suitable for shallow waters. It can be used for amphibious assault and transport of marine infantry. The uisko has a cargo capacity of 2.5 tons.

Uisko is the Finnish word for Viking longship type vessels. Several Finnish navy and Coast Guard vessels have previously carried the name.

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U-200 series: U210-U211
U-300 series: U301-U317
U-400 series: U400-
U-600 Series: U601-638 (Jurmo class)
U-700 series: U700-712 (Jehu class)^[1]

References[edit]

^ "Suomen Puolustusministeriö :: Merivoimat tilaa nopeita kuljetusveneitä". Defmin.fi. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved 2012-10-15.

External links[edit]

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

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[1] "Suomen Puolustusministeriö :: Merivoimat tilaa nopeita kuljetusveneitä". Defmin.fi. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved 2012-10-15.

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