Atrato (1888)

Later names:
1912:
The Viking
1914:
HMS Viknor


Builder:
Robert Napier
Govan, Scotland
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
N/A
Year Built:
1888
Launched:
September 22, 1888
Type:
Passenger
Completed:
December 1888
Fate:
Sunk for unknown reasons Jan. 13, 1915, possibly mined, but weather can not be ruled out.

Location: North Atlantic, 12 miles WNW of Tory Island, Ireland.
(55.15N - 08.32W)
(Note this is a possibly location, to my knowledge the wreck has not been found.)

291 crewmen, sailors and Royal Marines were killed, no survivors.
(Roll of Honour)


Owner
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
London, England
1912:
Viking Cruising Company


Dimensions, machinery and performance

Length:
421' 2" (PP)
Engines:
1 triple expansion
Beam:
49' 8"
Boilers:
N/A
Draft:
25' (depth)
Shafts:
1
Gross Tons:
5,366
HP:
N/A
DWT:
N/A
Speed:
14 knots
Crew:
N/A
Funnels:
2
Passengers:
279
Masts:
3


Captains
From
To
Name
Jan. 13, 1915
Commander Ernest O. Ballantyne RN


History
Jan. 17, 1889:
Maiden voyage Southampton, England - Buenos Aires, Argentina (via Brazil and Montevideo,
Uruguay).
1889-1912:
Southampton to West Indies service.
1912:
Sold to Viking Cruising Company renamed The Viking.
Nov. 19, 1914:
Requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted into an Armed Merchant Cruiser, renamed
HMS Viknor. Assigned to the 10th cruiser squadron.
Jan. 13, 1915:
After being in communication with the Malin Head signal station the ship sank for unknown
reasons.


Builder's Data
Page published Aug. 31, 2008