VALKYRIEN (A-535) class

 1 VALKYRIEN-class MISCELLANEOUS AUXILIARY (AG)

 Name         Pendant    Completed     Commissioned     Status

 VALKYRIEN    A-535      1981          Jan. 1995        Active
   (ex-Norwegian M/V FAR SENIOR; M/V STAD SENIOR)

Completed as a commercial anchor-handling tug/supply vessel. Purchased in December 1993 from Sverre Farstad & Co., Alesund, Norway. Converted to naval use in 1994 through January 1995.

She performs varied duties -- such as torpedo recovery, ocean...