HNoMS Vidar (N52) explained
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 was sold to Latvia in 2003.
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