Latvian minehunter Viesturs

Viesturs (M-05) (ex-HNLMS Scheveningen (A855)) is a former minehunter of the Royal Netherlands Navy that is now in service with the Latvian Navy.

History
Scheveningen is the result of a cooperation between France, Belgium and The Netherlands. It is the sixth ship in the Alkmaar-class minehunters. The commissioning ceremony took place in Alblasserdam on 18 July 1984.

Scheveningen was sold to the Latvian Navy in 2007 together with HNLMS Alkmaar (M850), HNLMS Delfzijl (M851), HNLMS Dordrecht (M852) and HNLMS Harlingen (M854). It was transferred in 2008 and renamed Viesturs.