- HNoMS Vidar (N52)
"HNoMS Vidar (N52)" was a
Royal Norwegian Navy minelayer and command vessel. "Vidar" was built byMjellem & Karlsen in Bergen in1977 . Her sistership is "HNoMS Vale ", which was given toLatvia in2003 . "Vidar" is named afterOdin 's sonVidar fromNorse mythology . The vessel was the command ship forMCMFORNORTH in 2004 and 2005. In 2006 she was sold toLithuania and given the name "Jotvingis". The Lithuanian Navy uses her as a command and support ship.Specifications
*Crew: 61
*Length: 64.8 m
*Displacement: 1750 tons
*Speed: 14.8 knots
*Armament: 2x40 mm Bofors guns, 2x12.7 mm machine gun, 1xMistralsurface-to-air missile External links
* [http://www.mil.no/sjo/keskdr/minekrig/start/knm_vidar/ Royal Norwegian Navy web page]
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