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Edited and
Designed by:

Johnny E. Balsved

Classification

Type:

Minesweeper

Class:

VIG Class

Units in Class

PT No.:

Name:

Launched:

Comm.:

Decomm.:

M579

ASVIG

05/11/1960

09/06/1961

08/30/1974

M580

MOSVIG

09/14/1960

10/25/1961

08/30/1974

M581

SANDVIG

03/01/1961

02/01/1962

08/30/1974

M582

SÆLVIG

07/14/1961

04/30/1962

08/30/1974

Comments to the Class

Non-magnetic minesweeper designed for mine sweeping in shallow waters. Almost the same look and design as the Dutch VAN STRAELEN Class.

Specifications

Built by:

Naval Dock Yard, Copenhagen

Design:

n/a

Displacement:

193 tons

Dimensions:

Length:

Beam:

Draught:

-

(LOA) 34.75 m
(LWL) 31.86 m

6.93 m

2.30 m

Complement:

20 men (3 officers and 17 ratings)

Propulsion:

2 ea Werkspoor Diesel Engines 1,100 Hps
2 ea Propellers

Range:

2,000 nautical miles at 9 knots

Armament:

2 ea 20 mm Machine Gun Mk M/42 LvSa2 (1x2)

From 1963:

1 ea 20 mm Machine Gun Mk M/42 LvSa

Speed:

13.1 knots

Additional Notes

None

More Photos

Minesweeper MOSVIG.
(Photo: Royal Danish Navy (archives of Gunnar Olsen))

Sources:

&

Flådens skibe og fartøjer 1945-1995, by Gunnar Olsen and Svenn Storgaard, Marinehistoriske skrifter,  Copenhagen 1998 (ISBN 87-87720-13-2)

44You are also referred to the Naval Bibliography