MS Viking 5

Viking 5 was a car and passenger ferry delivered to Rederi Ab Sally for use in Viking Line traffic between Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden. She operated this route in Viking Line colours between 1974 and 1980.[1]

Viking 5 in Stockholm in 1974
History
Name:	1974–1981: Viking 5 1981–1983: The Viking 1983–1984: Sally Express 1984–1988: Bolette 1988–2015: Boughaz
Operator:	1974–1981: Viking Line 1981–1983: Rederi Ab Sally 1983–1984: Wasa Line 1984–1988: Fred. Olsen & Co. 1988–2003: Comarit 2003–2005: Lineas Maritimas Europeas 2005–2011: Comarit 2011–2015: Laid up
Route:	1974–1980: Helsinki—Stockholm 1980: Turku — Mariehamn—Stockholm 1980–1981: Naantali—Mariehamn—Kapellskär 1981–1983: Ramsgate—Dunkerque 1983–1984: Vaasa—Sundsvall 1984–1988: Kristiansand—Hirtshals—Egersund 1988–2011: Algeciras—Tanger
Ordered:	8 August 1973
Builder:	Meyer Werft, Papenburg, West Germany
Acquired:	5 July 1974
Identification:	IMO number: 7349601
Fate:	Scrapped, August 2015
General characteristics
Tonnage:	5,286 GRT
Length:	117.79 m (386 ft 5 in)
Beam:	17.25 m (56 ft 7 in)
Ice class:	1 A
Propulsion:	8,120 kW (10,889 hp)
Speed:	19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Capacity:	1,200 passengers 300 vehicles

The Viking 5 was later known by the names The Viking, Sally Express, Bolette and Boughaz. The ship was laid up in 2011 and sold for scrap in Aliağa, Turkey in 2015.[1]

References

1. Fakta om Fartyg, M/S Viking 5