Vidar-class minesweeper

Class overview
Vidar class ship serving in Lithuanian Navy
Builders:	Mjellem and Karlsen
Operators:	Royal Norwegian Navy Lithuanian Naval Force Latvian Naval Forces
Built:	1977–1978
Completed:	2
Active:	2
General characteristics
Displacement:	1,750 tons
Length:	64.8 m
Beam:	12.0 m
Draught:	4.6 m
Propulsion:	2 x Wichmann diesel 4.200 HP engines
Speed:	14.8 knots
Complement:	50-61
Armament:	2 × 40 mm Bofors guns 2 × 12.7 mm machine gun 1 × Mistral surface-to-air missile

The Vidar class minelayers consisted of the two ships Vidar and Vale built by Mjellem & Karlsen in Bergen for the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1977 and 1978.

The ships are now serving in the Lithuanian Navy and Latvian Navy respectively.

External links

Royal Norwegian Navy web page

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