HNoMS Valkyrien (A535)

	Valkyrien in Trondheim in 2009
History
Norway
Name	Valkyrien (A535)
Namesake	Valkyrie
Launched	1981
Acquired	by purchase, 4 February 1994
Decommissioned	2016
Identification	IMO number: 8008541; MMSI number: 258311000; Callsign: LBEA;
General characteristics
Type	Logistics vessel
Displacement	3,500 long tons (3,556 t)
Length	68 m (223 ft)
Beam	14.5 m (48 ft)
Draught	5 m (16 ft)
Ice class	C
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Complement	26+

HNoMS Valkyrien has the pennant number A535 and is the present support vessel for the Royal Norwegian Navy Coastal Combat Flotilla. Valkyrien was built as a civilian supply vessel in 1981. She was bought by the RNoN in 1994. Command was assumed on 4 February 1994. The ship has a strengthened hull and meets the requirements of ice breaking class ICE C. The vessel has a displacement of 3,000 tons and a top speed of 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h). The ship also had towing and anchor handling capacities. As a civilian ship she had a crew of 11. Today she has a crew of about 20-25.

HNoMS Valkyrien docked in Copenhagen

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Logistics vessel KNM Valkyrien". Norwegian Armed Forces. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

[mil.no-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Logistics vessel KNM Valkyrien". Norwegian Armed Forces. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

[Navy-2] In English, the Royal Norwegian Navy is the larger military branch that includes both the Coast Guard and the Navy Fleet. However, in Norwegian, the larger branch is called the Sea Defence, and the term Navy refers to the Navy Fleet.

[ELINT-3] Unarmed intelligence vessels. The Norwegian Intelligence Service is not a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy, but they both answer to the Chief of Defence.

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