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Edited and
Designed by:

Johnny E. Balsved

Data Sheet

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Classification

Type:

Minesweeper

Class:

VIG Class

Other Ships
in Class:

M579 ASVIG
M580 MOSVIG
M582 SÆLVIG

Specifications

Built by:

Naval Dock Yard, Copenhagen

Design:

n/a

Laid down:

May 11, 1960

Launched:

March 1, 1961

Commissioned:

February 1, 1962

Decommissioned:

August 30, 1974

Pennant Number:

M581

Int'l Call Sign:

OVEM

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

Notes

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

More Photos

The former minesweeper SANDVIG is here seen as a Spanish cruise vessel
in the Mediterranean i 2006.
(Photo courtesy of Commander s.g. Kjeld Søderlund)

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