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
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 x 40 mm Bofors guns
2 x 12.7 mm machine gun
1 x 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.

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