Latvian minehunter Visvaldis explained

Visvaldis (M-07) (ex-HNLMS Delfzijl (A851)) is a former minehunter of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Now in service with the Latvian Navy.

History

Delfzijl is the result of a cooparation between France, Belgium and The Netherlands. She is the second ship of the s. The commissioning ceremony took place in Alblasserdam on 17 August 1983.

Delfzijl was sold to the Latvian Navy in 2007 together with the,, and . She was transferred in 2008 and renamed Visvaldis.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: M-07 "Visvaldis" . Latvian National Armed Forces . 14 June 2023. lv.