HNoMS Viking
Norwegian Navy vessel
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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.
Viking, dressed with flags at Kiel, Germany, during ceremonies marking the opening of the Kiel Canal, June 1895 | |
| History | |
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| 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 | |
| Armour | 1.5 in (4 cm) deck |
Characteristics
Viking was built of steel covered with a cellulose belt. She was 62 m long with a beam of 9.3 m and a normal draft of 3.96 m. She displaced 1,123 tons. Her engines produced 2,000 ihp and drove two propellers.[2]
Viking was not armored, but had a protective deck of 1.5 in (4 cm) thickness.[2]
Viking's main battery initially consisted of two Krupp 15 cm MRK L/40 guns. It also had four 65 mm quick-firing guns and four 37 mm guns. She had three 'carriages' to launch torpedoes.[2]
Service
Viking served with the Royal Norwegian Navy until stricken in 1920. Later she was used as a hospital ship by the Norwegian Red Cross.
