VALVAS (PVL-109) class

Country of Origin: Estonia

ship list


 1 VALVAS-class MISCELLANEOUS COMMAND SHIP (ex-USCG BALSAM class)

 Name       Pendant    Launched         Commissioned    Status

 VALVAS     PVL-109    Nov. 11, 1943    May 11, 1944    Active
   (ex-USCGC BITTERSWEET, WLB-389)

description

Vessels of the U.S. Coast Guard BALSAM class were robustly constructed. Despite the advanced age of the vessels, when they were transferred from the U.S., there were a number of years of service life remaining. The then-BITTERSWEET was decommissioned...

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