The increasing number of Norwegian designs make one difficult to distinguish from another in terms of capability, although due to the skills of the designers they mostly look great, and just as we are attracted by good looking motor cars, one assumes that the buyers of these ships are attracted by the look of them. It is also certainly true that the operators, who will be the eventual charterers of these craft are attracted by the look of the ships. In the old days they used to like sets of ships, or at least pairs. Although they would claim that having identical ships made the towing of mobiles easier. And the point of this discourse - maybe the best looking ship in the business.

TYPE: STX PSV 08 CD		NAME: Viking Fighter		PHOTO: Paul Moar
GENERAL		PROPULSION		CARGO CAPACITY
Length OA	81.7 m	Engines	2 x Wartsila W9L20 2 x wartsila W6L20	Fuel	900 m3
Breadth	18.0 m	BHP/kW	7520/5530	Pot water	993 m3
DWT	4000 mt	For'd Thrusters	2 x 850 kW	Mud	1250 m3
Deck area	840 m2	Az Thruster	1 x 800 kW	Base oil	-
		Aft Aziprops	2 x 1600 kW	Brine	1250 m3
Year built	2012	Joystick		Dry bulk	300 m3
Shipyard	STX Brattvaag	DPII	Kongsberg DP22	Tank Cleaning	-
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