G-class landing craft

Swedish and Finnish vessel

Class overview
Finnish military police boat G113 on the river Aurajoki in Turku, Finland during the 2011 Navy Day.
Name	G
Builders	Marine Alutech
Succeeded by	Uisko class landing craft
General characteristics
Type	landing craft, vehicle/personnel
Displacement	2.1 tons
Length	8.2 m (27 ft)
Beam	2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)
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, or "G-boat" 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. It is primarily used for amphibious landings by, and transportation of, 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 metric ton.

Operators

Finland: Finnish Navy: G 98–99, G 101-G 135
Sweden: Swedish Navy 1-100
Ukraine: Ukrainian Navy: 20 units to be delivered in 2024 ^[1]

References

^ "Combat boats and infantry fighting vehicles: Sweden allocates record military aid package to Ukraine". mil.in.ua. 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to G class landing craft.

Finnish Defence Forces Website of The Finnish Defence Forces
Marine Alutech Website of Marine Alutech
Watercat M8 on YouTube

Active ships of the Finnish Navy

Missile boats

Rauma class	Rauma Raahe Porvoo Naantali
Hamina class	Hamina Tornio Hanko Pori

Minelayers

Hämeenmaa class	Hämeenmaa Uusimaa
Pansio class	Pansio Pyhäranta Porkkala

Mine-countermeasure vessels

Kuha class	Kuha 21 Kuha 23 Kuha 24 Kuha 26
Kiiski class	Kiiski 1 Kiiski 3 Kiiski 4 Kiiski 5 Kiiski 6 Kiiski 7
Katanpää class	Katanpää Purunpää Vahterpää

Auxiliaries

Command launches	Syöksy class Träskö class Askeri
Landing craft	G class Uisko class Jurmo class Jehu class
Transport ships	Kampela 3 Valas class
School ships	Kajava Heikki class Fabian Wrede class
Other	Hylje Halli Louhi