MS Viking 1

Viking 1 as Wasa Express at Vaasa in 1983 or 1984
History
NameViking 1
OperatorViking Line (1970–1982)
RouteNaantaliMariehamnKapellskär
BuilderMeyer Werft, Papenburg, West Germany
Completed1970
Acquired19 August 1970
Maiden voyage1970
In service1970
Out of service2000
Renamed
  • Wasa Express
  • Khalid 1
  • Mecca 1
  • Al Hussein II
  • Al-Quamar Al-Saudi Al-Misri 1
  • Mecca 1
  • Al-Quamar Al-Saudi II
  • Fagr
IdentificationIMO number7018599
FateScrapped, October 2002
General characteristics
Tonnage4,239 GRT
Length108.68 m (356 ft 7 in)
Beam17.24 m (56 ft 7 in)
Ice class1 A
Propulsion5,965 kW (7,999 hp)
Speed18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)
Capacity
  • 1,200 passengers
  • 260 vehicles

The MS Viking 1 was a car and passenger ferry delivered to Rederi Ab Sally for use in Viking Line traffic between Naantali, Finland and Kapellskär, Sweden. She operated this route in Viking Line colours between 1970 and 1982.[1]

The Viking 1 was later known by the names Wasa Express, Khalid 1, Mecca 1, Al Hussein II, Al-Quamar Al-Saudi Al-Misri 1, Mecca 1, Al-Quamar Al-Saudi II and Fagr. As the Fagr, the ship capsized in a storm in the Red Sea on 19 April 2000. The wreck was salvaged and scrapped in October 2002.[1]

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