Viking 1 as Wasa Express at Vaasa in 1983 or 1984
History
Name	Viking 1
Operator	Viking Line (1970–1982)
Route	Naantali — Mariehamn — Kapellskär
Builder	Meyer Werft, Papenburg, West Germany
Completed	1970
Acquired	19 August 1970
Maiden voyage	1970
In service	1970
Out of service	2000
Renamed	Wasa Express Khalid 1 Mecca 1 Al Hussein II Al-Quamar Al-Saudi Al-Misri 1 Mecca 1 Al-Quamar Al-Saudi II Fagr
Identification	IMO number: 7018599
Fate	Scrapped, October 2002
General characteristics
Tonnage	4,239 GRT
Length	108.68 m (356 ft 7 in)
Beam	17.24 m (56 ft 7 in)
Ice class	1 A
Propulsion	5,965 kW (7,999 hp)
Speed	18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)
Capacity	1,200 passengers 260 vehicles

The MS Viking 1 was a car and passenger ferry delivered to Rederi Ab Sally for use in Viking Line traffic between Naantali, Finland and Kapellskär, Sweden. She operated this route in Viking Line colours between 1970 and 1982.^[1]

The Viking 1 was later known by the names Wasa Express, Khalid 1, Mecca 1, Al Hussein II, Al-Quamar Al-Saudi Al-Misri 1, Mecca 1, Al-Quamar Al-Saudi II and Fagr. As the Fagr, the ship capsized in a storm in the Red Sea on 19 April 2000. The wreck was salvaged and scrapped in October 2002.^[1]

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