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SANDVIG (1962-1974)
(In English: n/a)

Minesweeper SANDVIG

Minesweeper SANDVIG with the sweeping gear out.
(Photo: Archives of Gunnar Olsen)

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Classification

Type:

Minesweeper

Class:

VIG Class

Other Ships
in Class:

M579 ASVIG
M580
MOSVIG
M582
SÆLVIG

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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:

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(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

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Notes

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

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More Photos

The former minesweeper SANDVIG is here seen as a Spanish cruise vessel

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)

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Sources:

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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

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