Viking (barque)

Viking under the Danish flag, between 1906 and 1929
History
Denmark
Name	Viking
Owner	A/S Den Danske Handelsflaadens Skoleskib for Befalningsmænd, Copenhagen
Builder	Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark
Cost	DKK 591,000
Launched	1 December 1906
Maiden voyage	19 July 1907
In service	1907
Out of service	1915
Identification	IMO number: 5618148
History
Denmark
Name	Viking
Owner	Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab A/S, Copenhagen
In service	1915
Out of service	1929
History
Finland
Name	Viking
Owner	Gustaf Erikson, Mariehamn, Finland (1929-1950)
In service	1929
Out of service	1950
History
Sweden
Name	Viking
Owner	City of Gothenburg, Sweden (1951-present)
In service	1950-
Status	Floating hotel[1] / museum
General characteristics
Type	Barque
Tonnage	2,959 GRT 2,665 NT
Displacement	~6,300 t (6,201 long tons; 6,945 short tons)
Length	108 m (354 ft 4 in) (o/a with bowsprit) 97 m (318 ft 3 in) (deck) 87 m (285 ft 5 in) (p/p)
Beam	13.9 m (45 ft 7 in)
Height	55.5 m (182 ft 1 in) (foremast above deck)
Draught	7.33 m (24 ft 1 in)
Depth of hold	8.1 m (26 ft 7 in)
Sail plan	4 masted barque Sail area 3,690 m2 (39,700 sq ft)
Speed	15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Capacity	Cargo hold: 6,300 m3 (220,000 cu ft) Cargo capacity: 4,100 t (4,035 long tons; 4,519 short tons) Ballast: 1,400 t (1,378 long tons; 1,543 short tons)
Notes	Anchor weight : 3 t (3 long tons; 3 short tons) each

Barken Viking

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Location	Gothenburg, Sweden
Coordinates	57°42′46″N 11°57′55″E / 57.7128°N 11.9654°E / 57.7128; 11.9654

Viking, (Barken Viking in Swedish ("the barque Viking")), is a four-masted steel barque, built in 1906 by Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is reported to be the biggest sailing ship ever built in the Nordic countries. In the 21st century her sailing days have drawn to a close, and she is now moored as a floating hotel in Gothenburg, Sweden.