Atrato (1888) |
Later names: |
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The Viking (1912) |
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HMS Viknor (1914) |
Builder: |
Robert Napier Govan, Scotland |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1888 |
Launched: |
September 22, 1888 |
Type: |
Passenger / AMC |
Completed: |
December 1888 |
Fate: |
Sunk for unknown reasons Jan. 13, 1915, possibly mined, but weather can not be ruled out. Location: North Atlantic, 12 miles WNW of Tory Island, Ireland. (55.15N - 08.32W) (The wreck was located by the Irish government's survey ship Cletic Explorer around 2006 near the position listed) 291 crewmen, sailors and Royal Marines were killed, no survivors. (Roll of Honour) |
Owner
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Royal Mail Steam Packet Company London, England |
1912: |
Viking Cruising Company |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
421' 2" (PP) |
Engines: |
1 triple expansion |
Beam: |
49' 8" |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
25' (depth) |
Shafts: |
1 |
Gross Tons: |
5,366 |
HP: |
N/A |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
14 knots |
Crew: |
N/A |
Funnels: |
2 |
Passengers: |
279 |
Masts: |
3 |
Captains
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From
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To
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Name
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Jan. 13, 1915 |
Commander Ernest O. Ballantyne RN |
History |
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Jan. 17, 1889: |
Maiden voyage Southampton, England -
Buenos Aires, Argentina (via Brazil and Montevideo, Uruguay). |
1889-1912: |
Southampton to West Indies service. |
1912: |
Sold to Viking Cruising Company renamed The Viking. |
Nov. 19, 1914: |
Requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted into an Armed Merchant Cruiser, renamed HMS Viknor. Assigned to the 10th cruiser squadron. |
Jan. 13, 1915: |
After being in communication with the
Malin Head signal station the ship sank for unknown reasons. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Aug. 31, 2008 |