Saturday thanks naval logistics vessels KNM Valkyrien for himself, after 21 years of long and faithful service.
Since 1994, the vessel participated in sculpin operations and exercises both nationally and internationally.
Among others had KNM Valkyrien role as command vessels in NATO demining force in 2012 and 2014.
– A small state like Norway must never allow themselves to believe that we get outside help if we do not deliver something back. Navy should keep long-term efforts to build up Norway’s credibility in NATO, said deputy commander of the Navy, flag Commander Nils Andreas Stensønes in a press release.
Saturday was the final, and the vessel which replaces KNM Valkyrie becomes Navy’s Ever. KNM Maud, as the vessel is called, will have as its primary purpose to support maritime forces with resupply.
– The Navy has recently been through a technological generational and KNM Maud’s last example of why Norway has one of Europe’s most modern navies, said Commander Bjørn-Ove Stikholmen in the press release.
KNM Maud is under construction at Deawoo its shipyard in South Korea.
– It is challenging to monitor both the design and construction process at the world’s second-largest shipyard. There is naturally a completely different culture in South Korea than our own, and our engineers have really honed both in cultural and technology. But both dialogue and cooperation is good, and the project is proceeding according to plan, says Stikholmen.
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