HNoMS Vale (N53)
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HNoMS Vale (N53) was a Royal Norwegian Navy minelayer. Vale was built by Mjellem & Karlsen in Bergen in 1978. Her sistership is HNoMS Vidar. Vale was named after Odin's son Vale from Norse mythology. Vale was given to the Latvian Navy in 2003. She was renamed Virsaitis, that in translation from Latvian means "Chieftain".
Norway also had a gunboat named Vale from 1874 to 1946.
[edit] Specifications
- Crew: 50
- Length: 64.8m
- Displacement: 1750 tons
- Speed: 14.8 knots
- Armament: 2x40mm Bofors guns
