Viking 1
Viking 1 - Wasa Express - Khalid 1 - Mecca I - Al Hussein II
Al-Qamar Al-Saudi Al-Misri I - Mecca I - Al-Qamar Al-Saudi II - Mecca I - Fagr
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the
Viking Line
ferry
Viking 1.
Pages on all the sisters have been created:-
1: Apollo
,
2: Viking 1
,
3: Viking 3
,
4: Diana
,
5: Viking 4
,
6: Viking 5
,
7: Mexican trio
Viking 1
was the second of the six Papenburg sisters, delivered to
Viking Line
partner Sally in 1970. She was laid up in 1982, then transferred to another Sally company,
Vaasanlaivat/Vasabåtarna
, as the
Wasa Express
between 1983-84. She then went to Middle-East, serving as
Khalid 1, Mecca I, Al Hussein II, Al-Qamar Al-Saudi Al-Misri I
,
Mecca I, Al-Qamar Al-Saudi II
,
Mecca I
and
Fagr
. As
Fagr
, she was lost near Suez on 19/04/2000.
Ship Names on this Page:-
Al Hussein II
- 1983-84
Al-Qamar Al-Saudi II
- 1993-94
Al-Qamar Al-Saudi Al-Misri I
- 1991-92
Fagr
- 1999-2000
Khalid 1
- 1984-85
Mecca I
- 1985-86, 1992-93, 1994-99
Viking 1
- Viking Lines (Sally) 1970-83
Wasa Express
- Vaasanlaivat 1983-84
Associated Pages:-
Vaasanlaivat/Vasabåtarna
Viking Line - Page 1
- Viking Line Ships 1959-1978
Viking Line - Page 2
- Viking Line Ships 1979-1980
Viking Line - Page 3
- Viking Line Ships 1981-1989
Viking Line - Page 4
- Viking Line Ships 1989-2002
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Viking 1
(Viking Line: 1970-82)
Viking 1
was the second of the six Papenburg sisters, delivered to
Viking Line
partner Sally in 1970. In 1975 she was rebuilt with additional superstructure aft. She was laid up in 1982, then transferred to another Sally company,
Vaasanlaivat
, as the
Wasa Express
between 1983-84. She then went to Middle-East, serving as
Khalid 1, Mecca 1, Al Hussein II, Al-Qamar Al-Saudi Al-Misri 1
and
Mecca 1
. In 2002 she is listed as the
Fagr
, of operator Fouda, sailing between Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
An official Viking Line photograph of
Viking 1.
Viking 1
and
Kapella
at Kapellskar.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
This is an official Viking Line postcard, now with white band near the waterline.
Kapellskär-Mariehamn-Naantali route, 1200 passengers, 260 cars.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
Kapellskär-Mariehamn-Naantali route, 1200 passengers, 260 cars.
Viking 3
(left) and
Viking 1
.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
Photograph of
Viking 1
.
Photo: © Jan Lindahl, Kapellskär, 08/07/1972.
This is an official Viking Line postcard of
Viking 1
with the additional superstructure aft.
Photograph of
Viking 1
.
Photo: © Jan Lindahl, Klippuden, 01/07/1981.
Wasa Express (3)
(Vaasanlaivat: 1983-84)
Viking 1
was laid up in 1982, and then transferred to another Sally company,
Vaasanlaivat/Vasabåtarna
, as the
Wasa Express (3)
between 1983-84. Her sistership
Viking 3
also ran as
Wasa Express
,
between 1979-83 and 1984-88. This scan of a postcard of Vasa harbour, taken in mid June 1983, was supplied by Mikael Blomberg. It shows
Wasa Express (3)
(ex-
Viking 1
) in the foreground, and there is still some painting to be done on funnel. Behind
Wasa Express (3)
is
Sally Express
(ex-
Viking 5
), then
Fenno Express
and
Botnia Express
.
Photograph is by Markku Niemi and the serial number is 160552.
Roland Hedbergs Förlag postcard of Sunsvall with the
Viking 1
as
Wasa Express (3)
.
Serial number 466. Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
Photo of
Wasa Express (3)
by Håkan Bauer.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
Photo of
Wasa Express (3)
by Håkan Bruér.
Photo of
Viking 1
by Andreas Wörteler, as renamed after
Vaasanlaivat/Vasabåtarna
charter.
Khalid 1
(1983-84)
Mecca I
(1985-86, 1992-93, 1994-99)
Al Hussein II
(1986-91)
Al-Qamar Al-Saudi Al-Misri I
(1991-92)
Al-Qamar Al-Saudi II
(1993-94)
Fagr
(1999-2000)
Photograph of
Khalid 1
.
Photo: © Frank Heine.
Photograph of
Fagr
.
Photo: © Frank Heine.
Photograph of
Fagr
.
Photo: © Frank Heine.
Photograph of
Fagr
.
Photo: © Jukka Huotari
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