Lazarettschiffe Viking

Stats

Name:Viking
TypeGunboat
Construction Yard
(Yard No.)
Carljohansvaerns Vaerft, Horten
(72)
Launched2.4.91
Commissioned1891
Weight, metric tons1200
Weight, BRT1086
Length, meters63,00
Width, meters9,30
Depth, meters4,10
EnginesTwo 3cyl. expansion engines,
2 shafts, ? boilers
Horsepower, HP2200 induced*
Speed, knots15*
Range, nautical miles
(Max.)
2300 at 15 knots using 140t coal*
Patients/Medical staff?/?
Crew145*
ArmamentNone
OwnerNorges Roede Kors, Oslo

History

  • Completed as Norwegian Gunboat I. Class;
  • Stricken 1920, due to useless engines;
  • 1923 hospital hulk, Lofoten and Finnmark;
  • 1940 seized by the Germans;
  • Into service 10.9.40 as hospital/accommodation hulk, Hs-Flotille Narvik;
  • At some point later in the war moved to Lödingen;
  • Returned 1945, fate unknown.