The 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 at Stockholm in 1974.
History
Name
  • 1974–1981: Viking 5
  • 1981–1983: The Viking
  • 1983–1984: Sally Express
  • 1984–1988: Bolette
  • 1988–2015: Boughaz
Operator
Route
Ordered8 August 1973
BuilderMeyer Werft, Papenburg, West Germany
Completed1974
Acquired5 July 1974
Maiden voyage1974
In service1974
Out of service2011
IdentificationIMO number7349601
FateScrapped at Aliağa, Turkey in 2015.
General characteristics
Tonnage5,286 GRT
Length117.79 m (386 ft 5 in)
Beam17.25 m (56 ft 7 in)
Ice class1 A
Propulsion8,120 kW (10,889 hp)
Speed19.5 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]

Bolette at Belfast.
Boughaz (left) and Akdeniz (right) being scrapped at Aliaga in 2015.

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