HNoMS Viking (1891)

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 at the Kiel Canal, June 1895
Viking, dressed with flags at Kiel, Germany, during ceremonies marking the opening of the Kiel Canal, June 1895
History
 NorwayNorway
NameViking
NamesakeThe Viking Norse explorer, warrior, merchant, and pirate of the Viking Age
BuilderNavy Yard, Karljohansvern
Yard number72
Launched2 April 1891
Commissioned1891
Decommissioned1920
NotesServed as a hospital ship for the Norwegian Red Cross
General characteristics
Class and type.1 class gunboat
Displacement1,181 long tons (1,200 t)
Length63.5 m (208 ft 4 in)
Beam9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)
Draught3.66 m (12 ft 0 in)
PropulsionReciprocating steam engine, 2,000 hp (1,491 kW), 2 shafts
Speed15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement125
Armament
  • 2 × 12 cm (5 in) guns
  • 4 × 57 mm (2 in) QF guns
  • 4 × 1-pounder 37 mm (1 in) automatic gun[1]
  • 3 × 46 cm (18 in) torpedo tube

Viking served with the Royal Norwegian Navy until stricken in 1920. Later she was used as a hospital ship by the Norwegian Red Cross.

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