Finnish naval terms

aseistus
weaponry (everything with mm/millimetres is a gun...).
leveys
width.
luokka
Class.
Miinalaivat/Miinalautat
Mine laying ships / ferries.
Ohjusveneet
Missile boats.
pituus
lenght.
rakennettu
built [year].
syvdys
draught.
Tykkiveneet
Gun boats.
uppouma
displacement (in metric tonnes).
Vartioveneet
Patrol boats.
From Juha Veijalainen, Helsinki, Finland

To be used with Merivoimien Aluksia, pictures of Finnish naval vessels. [In Finnish]


Updated 1995-09-27 by Lars Bruzelius

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