Watercat M14-class landing craft

The Watercat M14 landing craft is a Jurmo-class type of military transport in use by the Royal Malaysia Police. The manufacturer is Marine Alutech Oy Ab, Finland. It is related to the Watercat M12 of the Finnish Navy.

Jurmo class landing craft at Mathildedal
Class overview
Name	Watercat M14
Builders	Marine Alutech
Operators	Royal Malaysia Police
Preceded by	Jurmo class landing craft
Succeeded by	Watercat M16
General characteristics
Type	landing craft, personnel
Displacement	17 tons
Length	15.4 m
Beam	4,00 m
Draught	less than 1 m
Installed power	2 x 525kW
Propulsion	Two Diesel 525 kW combined with waterjets
Speed	43 knots 35 knots (full load)
Range	250 nm
Troops	16
Crew	4
Armament	1× 12.7 mm NSV machine gun or 1× 40 mm grenade machine gun
Armour	Kevlar lining

History

The Jurmo was the result of modernisation in the Finnish Navy in the late 1990s. It was designed to replace the existing Uisko class landing craft. Its main purpose is landing and transportation operations for the Finnish Coastal Jaegers in all weather conditions. It has good maneuverability and can come to a full stop in only one ship length from top speed. Low draft makes it suitable for amphibious assault even in shallow waters.

The Watercat M14 can transport 5 tons of cargo or 16 men.

Operators

Malaysia

Royal Malaysia Police: 10 vessels of the Watercat M14 version.^[1]

Related development

• G class landing craft
• Uisko class landing craft
• Jurmo class landing craft