HNoMS Valkyrien (1953)

HNoMS Valkyrien (1953): HNoMS Valkyrien was built as the passenger ship MS Polarlys. The Royal Norwegian Navy bought her from Det Bergenske Dampskipsselskap for 400,000 Norwegian kroner. The ship was rebuilt as a support vessel for torpedo boats. Command was assumed on May 11, 1953. In connection with a rescue operation in 1956 in the Arctic the ship was outfitted with a Bell helicopter. She had a displacement of 1500 tons and a top speed of 12 knots (22 km/h). She was manned with a crew of 76 and armed with one 3 inch and three 40 mm guns. The ship was decommissioned and sold in December 1963.

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HNoMS Valkyrien — HNoMS Valkyrien, HNoMS Valkyrjen (in Norwegian the prefix KNM is used) has been the name of several ships in the Royal Norwegian Navy. Most of them have been in some way connected to the navy s torpedo boats. The name honours the valkyries of… … Wikipedia
HNoMS Valkyrien (1965–1977) — The KNM Valkyrien, a frigate of the Royal Norwegian Navy was purchased from the Royal Canadian Navy in 1956 and was named the KNM Garm until 1965.She was launched as the River class frigate HMCS Toronto with pennant number K538 on 25 November… … Wikipedia
HMCS Toronto (K538) — was a River class frigate that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1944 1945 and as a Prestonian class frigate from 1953 1956.Built by Davie Shipbuilding Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon, she was commissioned into the RCN on 6 May 1944 with the… … Wikipedia

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