Vidar-class minesweeper

	Vidar-class ship serving in Lithuanian Navy
Class overview
Builders	Mjellem and Karlsen
Operators	Royal Norwegian Navy; Lithuanian Naval Force; Latvian Naval Forces;
Built	1977–1978
Completed	2
Active	2
General characteristics
Type	Minesweeper
Displacement	1,750 tons
Length	64.8 m (212.6 ft)
Beam	12.0 m (39.4 ft)
Draught	4.6 m (15.1 ft)
Propulsion	2 × 4,200 hp (3,100 kW) Wichmann diesel engines
Speed	14.8 knots (27.4 km/h; 17.0 mph)
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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