KNM VALE N 53

N 53   VALE                                                                       ( Original  b & w  negative in collection )

N 53   VALE
FLAG : NORWAY
TYPE : COASTEL MINELAYER
LAID DOWN : 01 February 1976
LAUNCHED  : 05 August 1977
COMMISSIONED : 10 February 1978
DECOMMISSIONED : 2001

Decommissioned in 2001 and transferred to LATVIA on 27 January 2003.
Commissioned as A 53  VIRSAITIS.