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Tuesday, May 08, 2012

New Mine Countermeasure Vessel Handed Over to the Finnish Navy

[MHC Katanpää]The first one of the three mine countermeasure vessels ordered by the Finnish Navy, MHC (Mine Hunter Coastal) Katanpää was handed over to the Finnish Navy.

The vessel was accepted by the Commander of the Finnish Navy, Rear Admiral Veli-Jukka Pennala at the Intermarine shipyard in La Spezia, Italy.

The vessel will be shipped to its home base in Turku, where it is expected to arrive at the end of May.

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