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2. Viking (cruise line) - Wikipedia

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   The company was established by Torstein Hagen in St. Petersburg, Russia as Viking River Cruises in 1997. Hagen had become involved in cruising as a McKinsey and Company consultant who helped the Holland America Line survive the 1973 oil crisis, then was CEO of the Royal Viking Line from 1980 to 1984, made money in the Russian private equity markets, then bought a controlling stake in a Dutch ...

3. Hableány disaster - Wikipedia

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   Viking Sigyn is a 135-metre (443 ft) river-cruising "longship" operated by Swiss-based Viking River Cruises. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] She has four decks with 95 rooms and can carry 190 passengers. [ 9 ] The ship was christened in March 2019 and placed on the company's Danube routes.

4. List of river cruise ships - Wikipedia

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   Viking River Cruises: Viking Long Ship: Basel: ENI 07001966 : Viking Rurik: 1975: 125.0 m (410 ft) 196: Viking River Cruises: Vladimir Ilyich / 301: Saint Petersburg: → : RRR 160202: originally, the Mariya Ulyanova, formerly Petergof: Viking Sigyn: 2019: 135.0 m (443 ft) 190: Viking River Cruises: Viking Long Ship: Basel: ENI 07002115 ...

5. Draken Harald Hårfagre - Wikipedia

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   The longship is constructed in oak and carries 260 square metres (2,800 sq ft) of sail. [citation needed] Draken Harald Hårfagre is the largest long ship built in modern times. In the Viking age, an attack carried out from the ocean would be in the form of a "strandhögg", i.e., highly mobile hit-and-run tactics. By the High Middle Ages the ...

6. MV Viking Sky - Wikipedia

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   Viking Sky is one of a series of cruise ships built by Fincantieri in Ancona, Italy, for Viking Ocean Cruises.As of 2019, she has five sister ships in operation (Viking Star, Viking Sea, Viking Sun, Viking Orion and Viking Jupiter), one under construction (Viking Venus), five on order (Viking Tellus and four yet unnamed vessels) and four more planned with deliveries spanning to 2027. [3]

7. Viking unveils newest ocean cruise ship – here’s everything ...

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   Viking has welcomed its newest ocean cruise vessel to the small ship brand’s fleet.. Viking Vela was presented to the cruise line at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy, this week.. At 784 ...

8. Viking ship - Wikipedia

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   The Karve was a small type of Viking longship, with a broad hull somewhat similar to the knarr. They were used for both war and ordinary transport, carrying people, cargo or livestock. Because they were able to navigate in very shallow water, they were also used for coasting.

9. Longship - Wikipedia

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   The longships were characterized as graceful, long, narrow, and light, with a shallow-draft hull designed for speed.The ship's shallow draft allowed navigation in waters only one meter deep and permitted arbitrary beach landings, while its light weight enabled it to be carried over portages or used bottom-up for shelter in camps.