SS Viking

In 1881, Viking was built by the Nylands Shipyard at Christiania, Norway, the same location where another famous Newfoundland vessel, Southern Cross, was constructed.

[citation needed] Viking sailed for a number of years hunting the saddleback seal off the coast of Greenland.

[2] In 1904, Viking was purchased by Bowring Brothers[failed verification] of St. John's, Newfoundland for the sealing industry.

[7] Hoping to strengthen White Thunder with additional footage, Frissell, along with cinematographer, A. G. Penrod, H. Sargent, and their assistants, again chartered passage on Viking.

Many of the survivors made the over-ice trek to Horse Island, 8 miles distant, while others were rescued by the steamers Foundation Franklin and Sagona, which had been dispatched to the area.

[4] Sir Wilfred Grenfell noted in his introduction to the subsequently released film, The Viking, that dynamite was a routine item included in a sealing ship's provisions.