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A fact from MV Gay Viking appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 4 May 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Royal Navy accepted Gay Viking and Gay Corsair into their service during the Second World War, with another 12 Gay class fast patrol boats joining in the 1950s?

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Bahama Viking[edit]

The vessel sunk but was refloated and returned to service in the Bahamas. I've updated the article to reflect the fact that the source calls it Bahamas Viking, because that's good form; however it does appear to have been Bahama Viking, assuming this photo is the vessel in question. Judging by this page it sunk in port (there's a photo) although sadly the source doesn't have a date. -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 17:22, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

In fact, judging by that link - which actually shows the sunken ship in port in Copenhagen, rather than the Bahamas - and another shot of it in port in Denmark, in 1973, I'm beginning to suspect that it was bought for operations in the Bahamas but never actually got there before sinking (perhaps the new owners just wanted to get rid of it). -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 17:31, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

HMS?[edit]

During the time it was known as Gay Viking, this vessel were operated as part of the merchant navy and was crewed by merchant crewmen. She was not, at that time, a commissioned vessel in the Royal Navy and wasn't therefore an HMS. Unless there's a reliable source that states otherwise, I'll rename this article in a few weeks. Cheers, Ranger Steve ^Talk 14:52, 11 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Ranger Steve ^Talk 12:16, 27 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]