Viking, dressed with flags at Kiel, Germany, during ceremonies marking the opening of the Kiel Canal, June 1895
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| History | |
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  Norway
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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 |
| Fate | Served as a hospital ship for the Norwegian Red Cross |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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 |
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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 served with the Royal Norwegian Navy until stricken in 1920. Later she was used as a hospital ship by the Norwegian Red Cross.
- Naval history via Flix: KNM Viking, retrieved 17 March 2006
- Viking (First Class Gunboat, 1891-1920), retrieved 17 March 2006