On 11 April Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) laid the keel for the first Squadron 2020 Pohjanmaa-class multirole corvette on order for the Finnish Navy during a ceremony at its shipyard in Rauma. RMC is building four Pohjanmaa-class multirole corvettes in total for the Finnish Navy under a EUR647,6 million (USD687,8 million) design and construction contract awarded in 2019.
Together with the existing four Hamina-class missile boats, the four new surface combatants will form the backbone of the Finnish Navy from the mid-2020s onwards. They will replace seven older vessels that have been or are due to be decommissioned; the minelayer Pohjanmaa, two Hämeenmaa-class minelayers and four Rauma-class missile boats.
Because of this these corvettes will be multirole, will have sea mines on board and will have the size and displacement of a frigate (117 meters long and 4300 t).
Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) laid the keel for the first Squadron 2020 Pohjanmaa-class multirole corvette on order for the Finnish Navy during a ceremony at its...
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Yesterday on 16 April, Piriou Group has delivered the third and last of the 62 meter long OPV 58 S offshore patrol vessel (OPV) for the Senegalese Armed Forces.
Piriou Group has delivered the third and last of the OPV 58 S offshore patrol vessel (OPV) for the Senegalese Armed Forces.
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On the same day HD Hyundai Heavy Industries signed a contract for the local construction of four naval vessels with Servicios Industriales de la Marina (SIMA), Peru's state-run shipyard. The contract is worth USD 463 Million and includes one 3400-ton Frigate, one 2200-ton Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) and two 1400-ton Landing Craft Units (LCUs).
In post #422 we already read that HHI was the preferred bidder, but now the contract is really signed.
On April 16th, 2024, HD HHI signed a contract for the local construction of four naval vessels for the Peruvian Navy.
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