HNoMS Viking (1891)
Viking, dressed with flags at Kiel, Germany, during ceremonies marking the opening of the Kiel Canal, June 1895 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| NorwayNorway | |
| Name | Viking |
| Namesake | The Viking – Norse explorer, warrior, merchant, and pirate of the Viking Age |
| Builder | Navy Yard, Karljohansvern |
| Yard number | 72 |
| Launched | 2 April 1891 |
| Commissioned | 1891 |
| Decommissioned | 1920 |
| Notes | Served as a hospital ship for the Norwegian Red Cross |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | .1 class gunboat |
| Displacement | 1,181 long tons (1,200 t) |
| Length | 63.5 m (208 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 3.66 m (12 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion | Reciprocating steam engine, 2,000 hp (1,491 kW), 2 shafts |
| Speed | 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
| Complement | 125 |
| Armament |
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| Armour | 1.5 in (4 cm) deck |
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HNoMS Viking was a 1. class gunboat built for the Royal Norwegian Navy. Like the other Norwegian gunboats of her era, she carried a heavy armament on a diminutive hull. The vessel was built at the Naval Yard at Horten, and had yard number 72.