HNoMS Vidar (N52)
 Lithuanian Naval Force ship N42 Jotvingis (2006)
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| History | |
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 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 |
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| Status | In active service as of 2012 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| 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 |
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 60 |
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HNoMS Vidar (N52) was a
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.
References
- ^ "World Navies Today: Norway". hazegray.org. 2005. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
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