Latvian minehunter Visvaldis

Visvaldis (M-07) (ex-HNLMS Delfzijl (A851)) is a former minehunter of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Now in service with the Latvian Navy.^[2][3]

Delfzijl on the right
History
Netherlands
Name	Delfzijl
Namesake	The city of Delfzijl
Builder	Van der Giessen de Noord, Alblasserdam
Laid down	29 May 1980
Launched	30 October 1982
Commissioned	17 August 1983
Decommissioned	19 June 2000
Identification	Hull number: M851
Fate	Sold to the Latvian Navy
Latvia
Name	Visvaldis
Cost	€11.4 million (2007) (equivalent to €14.08 million in 2022)[1]
Acquired	2007
Commissioned	2008
Identification	Hull number: M-07
Status	In active service
General characteristics [2][3]
Type	Alkmaar-class minehunter
Displacement	588 t (579 long tons) full load
Length	51.50 m (169 ft 0 in)
Beam	8.90 m (29 ft 2 in)
Height	18.5 m (60 ft 8 in)
Draft	2.60 m (8 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	1 × 1,860 hp (1,390 kW) Werkspoor RUB 215 V12 diesel engine
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats 1 × PAP 104 ROV
Crew	44
Sensors and processing systems	1 × DUBM 21B sonar
Armament	1 × 20 mm (0.79 in) machine gun

History

Delfzijl is the result of a cooparation between France, Belgium and The Netherlands. She is the second ship of the Alkmaar-class minehunters. The commissioning ceremony took place in Alblasserdam on 17 August 1983.^[3]

Delfzijl was sold to the Latvian Navy in 2007 together with the Alkmaar, Dordrecht, Harlingen and Scheveningen. She was transferred in 2008 and renamed Visvaldis.^[2][3][4]