Viking
Danish Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
| Name | Viking | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,153 tons | ||
| Completed | 1893 - Flensburger Schiffsbau-Ges., Flensburg | ||
| Owner | Aabenraa Rederi A/S (A.F. Cleeman), Aabenraa | ||
| Homeport | Aabenraa | ||
| Date of attack | 20 Mar 1940 | Nationality:  Danish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-19 (Joachim Schepke) | ||
| Position | 58° 21'N, 2° 22'W - Grid AN 1684 | ||
| Complement | 17 (15 dead and 2 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Frederikshavn - Blyth | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in June 1893 as German Taygeta for Holm & Molzen, Flensburg. 1931 sold to Denmark and renamed Viking. | ||
| Notes on event | At 04.15 hours on 20 March 1940, U-19 spotted two steamers northeast of the Moray Firth and 20 minutes later fired a G7a torpedo that missed the first ship. At 04.57 hours, a G7e torpedo was fired that struck Viking in the engine room and caused the ship to sink immediately. The second steamer was Bothal, which was hit amidships by a G7e torpedo at 05.15 hours and sank after breaking in two. | ||
| On board | We have details of 14 people who were on board. | ||
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