Viking I Ferry

[badger]

About 1886 she was in port stanley with the idea of crossing lake erie,

[Guest]

Saw here in 2024 in Gladstone

[Guest]

The Viking was towed to Gladstone a couple of years ago and is still there.

[Guest]

My first thought when Interlake purchased that former Army tug is that they will probably cut down the Spartan to make a near twin to the PM41. But the next thought was why bother? Just purchase the Viking, which is already cut down. But so far, neither appears to be in the cards.

I believe the Spartan is bigger, so if Interlake does go that route, she would have a greater capacity.

Spartan is in real bad shape. I don't think you can even walk around on the top deck anymore without falling through.

[Steph3500]

Was just looking for this barge in Menominee. It appears at the K&K dock in 2023 but it is missing in the Google Maps 2025 imagery. Any idea where the Viking I went?

[Shipwatcher1]

My first thought when Interlake purchased that former Army tug is that they will probably cut down the Spartan to make a near twin to the PM41. But the next thought was why bother? Just purchase the Viking, which is already cut down. But so far, neither appears to be in the cards.

I believe the Spartan is bigger, so if Interlake does go that route, she would have a greater capacity.

[Guest]

ok, so the vking is cut down. where is she at today? i doubt if the spartan or viking would make a very good barge. the city of midland 41 was cut down to a barge shortly after her days as a ferry were through, not 40 years latter

Doesn't mean the hulls are bad. They've been on freshwater their entire lives and the car ferries we're built pretty darn sturdy for ice breaking. Spartan's hull condition has been monitored while she has been laid up so her hull may need some work to return to service but it probably wouldn't be as bad as you think.

[Guest]

ok, so the vking is cut down. where is she at today?

Still at the K&K dock in Menominee in her deck barge state.

[badger]

ok, so the vking is cut down. where is she at today? i doubt if the spartan or viking would make a very good barge. the city of midland 41 was cut down to a barge shortly after her days as a ferry were through, not 40 years latter

[guest]

My first thought when Interlake purchased that former Army tug is that they will probably cut down the Spartan to make a near twin to the PM41. But the next thought was why bother? Just purchase the Viking, which is already cut down. But so far, neither appears to be in the cards.

[guest]

i saw her in port stanley, 1996 i believe. so to speak the then owners took a lot of local investers for a ride!

[BigRiver]

you may be thinking of the ferry arthur k atkinson which was scrapped at the Soo. The Viking was not scrapped there.

[guest]

i believe it was scrapped at soo, michigan a while back. perhaps other readers {if there are any?" have more accurate information

[guest 520]

I seen her last summer she was cut down to the car deck basically a barge still in Menominee

[tugboathunter]

Still at the K&K dock in Menominee in her deck barge state.

[Shipwatcher News]

Was the Viking I ferry scrapped or is she still laid up in Menominee or another port? I haven't heard anything a definite disposition for her that I can recall. Thanks in advance