TURSAS (WPG) class

 2 TURSAS-class PATROL COMBATANT (WPG)

 Name        Pendant No.  Launched         Commissioned      Status

 TURSAS      .....        Jan. 31, 1986    June 6, 1986      Active
 UISKO       .....        June 19, 1986    Jan. 27, 1987     Active

TURSAS was ordered on Dec. 12, 1984, and the UISKO on March 20, 1986. Equipped to operate as salvage tugs as well as offshore patrol ships.

The design has a beamy, ice-strengthened hull with a long forecastle that has the break...