A G-boat during exercise Siiri-05 |
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | G |
| Succeeded by: | Uisko class landing craft |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | landing craft, vehicle/personnel |
| Displacement: | 2.1 tons |
| Length: | 8.2 m |
| Beam: | 2.1 m |
| Draught: | 0.4 |
| Propulsion: | Yanmar 4LHAM-STP Diesel and Rolls-Royce FF 240 waterjet; 230hp or Volvo Penta Diesel, TAMD 42 and Rolls-Royce FF 240 waterjet (Sweden) |
| Speed: | 30+ knots |
The G class, also known as the Marine Alutech Watercat M8 landing craft (Finnish: G-vene, Swedish: Gruppbåt) 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. Its primary use is landing and transportation for the marines. It has a very low draught (approximately 20 cm) at high speeds which makes it ideal for amphibious assault even in shallow waters. It has a cargo capacity of 8 men or one ton.
Finnish Defence Forces Website of The Finnish Defence Forces
Marine Alutech Website of Marine Alutech
[1] Video in Youtube
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