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The four-masted training ship Barken Viking is the largest sailboat built in the Nordic countries. Viking measures 108 meters, including the dividing arm.
He left the bar in 1907 and during his many years at sea he sailed to Australia, South Africa and Great Britain. In 1951, Barken Viking was bought by the city of Gothenburg and obtained a permanent placement at Lilla Bommen, where he worked as a school for sailors for many years.
Since 1998, the Higab municipal real estate company has owned the mighty sailboat and more recently it has been used as a restaurant and hotel.
Viking will be towed to a shipyard in Falkenberg,
Photo: BY WISSING
In March
For the past two years, Barken Viking has undergone a much-needed facelift, and in order to carry out the work that awaits her next, the 115-year-old beauty, for the first time in 70 years, will go out to sea. again. Although in tow line.
– Barken Viking will be towed to Falkvarv as they have a large enough pier that can handle the ship’s proportions, says Siman Jasim, Higab’s maintenance manager, to Vårt Göteborg.
At the shipyard, the sailboat will be, among other things, equipped with new technology and will have the hull, bottom and rigging painted.
Departure from Gothenburg is scheduled for shortly after midnight, the night before Sunday, January 24. In early March, Viking will return to his regular position at Lilla Bommen, writes Vårt Göteborg.
