Finland’s RMC Begins Building Second Corvette for Finnish Navy

RMC news release

Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) and its subsidiary RMC Support Oy have actually been appointed to construct 4 Pohjanmaa-class multi-purpose corvettes for the Finnish Navy as component of the Armada 2020 job. The high-performance multi-purpose corvettes have actually been created for differing problems in the Baltic Sea, consisting of icy problems. RMC has actually made substantial financial investments and boosted its very own abilities throughout the building and construction of the initial multi-purpose corvette. The corvettes are being integrated in a shut hall created especially for this job as a way of ensuring the needed security and high quality.

‘ RMC has a contract to construct 4 multi-purpose corvettes for the Navy in co-operation with the Finnish Support Pressures Logistics Command. Developed co-operation with the customer makes sure that the vessels will certainly satisfy the future requirements of the Navy. Throughout the building and construction of the initial multi-purpose corvette, we did a large amount of advancement job that will significantly help with the building and construction of future vessels. Considering that we procured the building and construction of the 2nd multi-purpose corvette underway currently, I delight in to state that we will certainly be a number of weeks in advance of routine’, claims Mika Nieminen, Chief Executive Officer and Head Of State of RMC.

The building and construction of the multi-purpose corvettes is associated with nationwide safety and security and, hence, the Ministry of Support, the Finnish Support Pressures Logistics Command (that appointed the vessel), the Finnish Navy, Lloyd’s Register category and conformity business, and the administration and workers from Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) existed for the initiation of the manufacturing stage.

‘ The Support Forces Logistics Command values the shared co-operation with RMC. Our team believe that this will certainly supply the Navy with multi-purpose corvettes that will certainly be optimum for efficiency in all problems. RMC has actually satisfied our particular needs‘, attests Juha-Matti Ylitalo, Brigadier General Design and Replacement Principal of the Finnish Support Pressures Logistics Command.

The construction of the first of the multi-purpose corvettes has actually progressed well right into the hull stage and is currently starting to materialize. The whole Armada 2020 job is anticipated to be finished in 2029. The straight work effect of the job in Finland amounts greater than 3,600 person-years.

‘ Our capability to construct both battleships and various other unique vessels, such as icebreakers, is excellent. Our team believe that there will certainly be substantial need for these in the future. Our financial investments in environment-friendly modern technology are attracting enhancing passion from brand-new customers’, claims Mika Nieminen, Chief Executive Officer and Head Of State of RMC.

RMC’s order publication includes 2028

In March 2024, RMC, which is completely Finnish-owned, popular 10 years given that its beginning. Throughout this time around, the business provided the acclaimed industrial cars and truck and traveler ferryboats MyStar (Tallink, 2022), Aurora Botnia (Wasaline, 2021) and Hammershus (Molslinjen, 2018).

Along with the multi-purpose corvettes, the business is likewise presently constructing the secondly of 2 Spirit of Tasmania cars and truck and traveler ferryboats for the TT-Line Firm in Australia. The initial Spirit of Tasmania cars and truck ferryboat was provided to the customer in mid-September. RMC’s existing order publication deserves over one billion euro.

RMC will certainly construct an overall of 4 Pohjanmaa-class multi-purpose corvettes for the Finnish Navy. A multi-purpose corvette is a battleship with the ability of successfully performing marine obligations mixed-up all the time. These battleships will certainly be furnished with distinct efficiency abilities and homes regarding make them suitable for the differing problems of the Baltic Sea. They will certainly likewise have the ability to run in icy problems.

Rauma shipyard has a long-lasting practice of cooperation with the Finnish Navy. Throughout background, 4 Hamina-class vessels, 2 Hämeenmaa-class minelayers, 4 Rauma-class rocket watercrafts and the hovercraft ‘Tuuli’ were integrated in Rauma. Rauma shipyard has actually likewise created a number of icebreakers and various other unique vessels.

Trick measurements of the multi-purpose corvettes:

Size: 117 m
Beam of light: 16.5 m
Draft: 5 m
Rate: 26 knots (48 km/h)
Staff: 70

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