The Watercat M14

landing craft Landing craft are small and medium seagoing watercraft, such as boats and barges, used to convey a landing force (infantry and vehicles) from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault. The term excludes landing ships, which are larger. ...

is a Jurmo-class type of military transport in use by the

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. The manufacturer is Marine Alutech Oy Ab,

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. It is related to the Watercat M12 of the

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History

The Jurmo was the result of modernisation in the Finnish Navy in the late 1990s. It was designed to replace the existing

Uisko class landing craft 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 featu ...

. Its main purpose is landing and transportation operations for the Finnish Coastal Jaegers in all weather conditions. It has good maneuverability and can come to a full stop in only one ship length from top speed. Low draft makes it suitable for

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even in shallow waters. The Watercat M14 can transport 5 tons of cargo or 16 men.

Operators

: 10 vessels of the Watercat M14 version.

Related development

G class landing craft The G class, or "G-boat" also known as the Marine Alutech Watercat M8 landing craft (, ) is a type of vessel in use by the Finnish Navy and the Swedish Navy. The G-boat was originally designed for the Swedish Navy which ordered about 100 of them ...

Jurmo class landing craft The Jurmo-class landing craft is a type of military transport in use by the Finnish Navy. The manufacturer Marine Alutech designates it as Watercat M12. History The Jurmo was the result of modernisation in the Finnish Navy in the late 1990s. It ...

References

External links

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

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