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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