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==Vessels of the class==
==Vessels of the class==
;Nuoli 1
;Nuoli 1: (Pennant number: 31)
;Nuoli 2
;Nuoli 2: (Pennant number: 32)
;Nuoli 3
;Nuoli 3: (Pennant number: 33)
;Nuoli 4: Scrapped in 1979
;Nuoli 4: (Pennant number: 34) Scrapped in 1979
;Nuoli 5
;Nuoli 5: (Pennant number: 35)
;Nuoli 6
;Nuoli 6: (Pennant number: 36)
;Nuoli 7
;Nuoli 7: (Pennant number: 37)
;Nuoli 8: On display at the Turku marine museum ''Forum Marinum''
;Nuoli 8: (Pennant number: 38) On display at the Turku marine museum ''Forum Marinum''
;Nuoli 9: Scrapped in 1980
;Nuoli 9: (Pennant number: 39) Scrapped in 1980
;Nuoli 10: In Private ownership berther in Helsinki, Finland.
;Nuoli 10: (Pennant number: 40) In Private ownership berther in Helsinki, Finland.
;Nuoli 11: In private ownership berthed in Exeter, UK
;Nuoli 11: (Pennant number: 41) In private ownership berthed in Exeter, UK
;Nuoli 12: Was used as a taxi boat in Vaasa after its navy career.
;Nuoli 12: (Pennant number: 42) Was used as a taxi boat in Vaasa after its navy career.
;Nuoli 13
;Nuoli 13: (Pennant number: 43)


[[Category:Ships of the Finnish Navy]]
[[Category:Ships of the Finnish Navy]]

Revision as of 21:01, 26 November 2008

Class overview
NameNuoli
Completed13
General characteristics
TypeFast attack craft
Length22.0 m
Beam6.6 m
Draught1.5 m
Propulsion3× Model V-55 12-cylinder watercooled diesel; 390 kW (520 hp)
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45 knots (top speed)
15 knots (cruise speed)
Complement15
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1× 40 mm Bofors
1× 20 mm Madsen
NotesShips in class include: Nuoli 1, Nuoli 2, Nuoli 3, Nuoli 4, Nuoli 5, Nuoli 6, Nuoli 7, Nuoli 8, Nuoli 9, Nuoli 10, Nuoli 11, Nuoli 12, Nuoli 13

The Nuoli class motor gunboats (Template:Lang-en) was a series of thirteen fast attack craft (gun) of the Finnish Navy. The ships were constructed in 1961, and modernized in 1979. The ships were stricken from the navy lists in 1984, and sold on the private market.

There are two distinctive versions, 1-10 and 11-13. The former could be distinguished by having a higher superstructure. All were equipped with three Soviet V-12 engines (the same ones as used in the T-55 tank). There was no separate cruise engine, except from a small auxiliary engine that produced electricity. The vessels were first equipped with large screws, but later changed to smaller, albeit equally effective screws, manufactured by Finnscrew.

Finland were forbidden to have torpedo boats after World War II, but the Nuoli class could quickly be converted into such, if need arose.

The vessels are today spread all over Finland. Nuoli 8 is preserved at the Turku marine museum Forum Marinum.

Vessels of the class

Nuoli 1
(Pennant number: 31)
Nuoli 2
(Pennant number: 32)
Nuoli 3
(Pennant number: 33)
Nuoli 4
(Pennant number: 34) Scrapped in 1979
Nuoli 5
(Pennant number: 35)
Nuoli 6
(Pennant number: 36)
Nuoli 7
(Pennant number: 37)
Nuoli 8
(Pennant number: 38) On display at the Turku marine museum Forum Marinum
Nuoli 9
(Pennant number: 39) Scrapped in 1980
Nuoli 10
(Pennant number: 40) In Private ownership berther in Helsinki, Finland.
Nuoli 11
(Pennant number: 41) In private ownership berthed in Exeter, UK
Nuoli 12
(Pennant number: 42) Was used as a taxi boat in Vaasa after its navy career.
Nuoli 13
(Pennant number: 43)