Vidar class minesweeper
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The Vidar class minelayers consisted of the two ships Vidar
HNoMS Vidar (N52)
HNoMS Vidar was a Royal Norwegian Navy minelayer and command vessel. Vidar was built by Mjellem & Karlsen in Bergen in 1977. Her sistership is HNoMS Vale, which was given to Latvia in 2003. Vidar is named after Odin's son Vidar from Norse mythology. The vessel was the command ship for MCMFORNORTH...
and Vale
HNoMS Vale (N53)
HNoMS Vale was a Royal Norwegian Navy minelayer. Vale was built by Mjellem & Karlsen in Bergen in 1978. Her sister ship is . Vale was named after Odin's son Vale from Norse mythology. Vale was given to the Latvian Navy in 2003...
built by Mjellem & Karlsen in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
for the Royal Norwegian Navy
Royal Norwegian Navy
The Royal Norwegian Navy is the branch of the Norwegian Defence Force responsible for naval operations. , the RNoN consists of approximately 3,700 personnel and 70 vessels, including 5 heavy frigates, 6 submarines, 14 patrol boats, 4 minesweepers, 4 minehunters, 1 mine detection vessel, 4 support...
in 1977 and 1978.
The ships are now serving in the Lithuanian Navy and Latvian Navy respectively.