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|Name=''Turunmaa'' class
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|Built range=1963–1968
|In service range=1969–2002 
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|Ship type=[[Corvette]]
|Ship displacement=* 700 tons (+100 with later modifications)
* 1,350 tons (full load)
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|Ship propulsion=* 3 × MTU; {{convert|2,200|kW|abbr=on}}. Each driving one propeller.
* 1 × [[Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]] Olympus TM1a [[gas turbine]]; {{convert|16,000|kW|abbr=on}}, driving [[pump-jet]]
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* {{convert|37|kn}} (gas-turbine)
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|Ship complement=70 (30 officers, 40 enlisted)
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* WM22 missile control
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|Ship armament=* 1 × [[Bofors 120 mm Automatic Gun L/46]]
* 2 × Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70
* 2 × twin ZU-23-2 (modified naval version)
* 2 × [[RBU-1200]] anti-submarine rocket launchers
* 2 × [[depth charge]] racks
* [[minelayer|Mine-laying]] capability
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The '''''Turunmaa''-class fast gunboats''' ([[Finnish language|Finnish]]: ''Turunmaa''-luokan tykkivene) was a type of vessel, previously operated by the [[Finnish Navy]] in the [[anti-submarine warfare]] (ASW) and trade protection roles. Internationally they were labeled as [[corvette]]s.

==History==
Development of the class started in 1963. Five hull designs and over thirty propulsion variants were looked at during development. At the time, the electronics of the vessels, and the  propulsion system were state of the art and attracted international attention. Both vessels were built by [[Wärtsilä]]'s Hietalahti shipyard in [[Helsinki]].

In 1985–86 both ships were refitted, and the entire fire-control and communications systems were updated. ''Karjala'' has been berthed since 2002 at the maritime museum ''Forum Marinum'' in [[Turku]] as a [[museum ship]] next to [[Suomen Joutsen]]. ''Turunmaa'' was stripped of armaments and served as a floating machine shop and training ship for Satakunta Polytechnics. Currently ''Turunmaa'' is being refitted for civilian use. Neither vessel is currently owned by the Finnish Navy.

The ships were ordered in 1963, [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] in 1968, [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] in 1969 and [[Ship commissioning#Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] in 2002. The lead vessel was named after the [[turuma]] [[frigate]]s serving in the [[Archipelago Fleet]] in the 18th and 19th centuries.

[[File:Turunmaa Class Finnish Navy Corvette.jpeg|thumb|left|alt=Turunmaa warship at sea|''Turunmaa'' photographed through range finding binoculars in 1983]]

== Vessels of the class ==
* ''Turunmaa'' (03)
* ''Karjala'' (04)

==External links==
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/sameli/sets/72157603970317401/ Finnish gunship FNS Turunmaa (1968)] Photos (Flickr)
* [http://www.turunsanomat.fi/verkkolehti/?ts=1,4:2:0:0,4:2:1:1:2002-05-14,4:106563,1:0:0:0:0: Turun Sanomat newspaper archive]
* [http://www.mil.fi/ajankohtaista/tiedotteet/arkisto/2002/20020510_1011_1.dsp The Finnish Navy's announcement of FNS Karjala's pending museum ship status]
* [http://www.mtv3.fi/matkailu/arkisto.shtml?81666 MTV3.fi's news article from 2001]
* [http://www.forum-marinum.fi/english/laivoja.php?id=20 Corvette Karjala] @ Forum Marinum
* [http://www.gn113.com/english/turunmaa.htm GN113 Warbird Consulting Ltd] Current owner of Turunmaa. Includes pictures.

{{Commons category|Turunmaa class corvette|position=left}}

[[Category:Ships built in Finland]]
[[Category:Museum ships in Finland]]
[[Category:Corvette classes]]
[[Category:Cold War corvettes of Finland]]
[[Category:Corvettes of the Finnish Navy]]
[[Category:1968 ships]]