HNoMS Vidar (N52)

For other ships with the same name, see HNoMS Vidar.

Lithuanian Naval Force ship N42 Jotvingis (2006)
History
Norway
Name	Vidar (N52)
Namesake	Víðarr
Builder	Mjellem & Karlsen Verft, Bergen
Launched	1977
Fate	Sold to Lithuania, 2006
Lithuania
Name	Jotvingis (N42)
Acquired	by purchase, 2006
Identification	MMSI number: 277005000 Callsign: LYPM
Status	In active service as of 2012
General characteristics
Class and type	Vidar-class coastal minelayer / command and support ship
Displacement	1,673 long tons (1,700 t) full load
Length	64.8 m (213 ft)
Beam	12 m (39 ft)
Draught	4 m (13 ft)
Propulsion	2 marine diesel engines 2 shafts 4,200 hp (3,100 kW)
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	60
Armament	2 × 40 mm guns 2 × triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes 300-400 mines Mistral SAM launcher

HNoMS Vidar (N52) was a Royal Norwegian Navy minelayer and command vessel. Vidar was built by Mjellem & Karlsen in Bergen in 1977, and named after Odin's son Vidar from Norse mythology. The vessel was the command ship for NATO's "Mine Counter Measures Force North" (MCMFORNORTH) in 2004 and 2005. In 2006 she was sold to Lithuania and given the name Jotvingis. The Lithuanian Navy uses her as a command and support ship.

Her sister ship HNoMS Vale was sold to Latvia in 2003.

External links

• Royal Norwegian Navy web page