BY BJORN BUNKHOLDT.
By cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
OSLO. April 27.—A new viking voyage across the Atlantic has been started by Capt. Folgeroe of Sandnessjoen, who, after careful studies, built a viking ship, which is a copy in every respect of the viking ships of old—from beautiful curved stern and stem to exquisitely carved dragons’ heads alongside. The ship is 40 feet long and 13 feet wide.
Capt. Kolgeroe’s aim is “to fly the colors of Norway at the Philadelphia exposition.” The hearty send-off he was given shows that he is backed by the entire nation, although economic conditions prevented official representation of Norway at the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial.
Capt. Folgeroe plans to follow the route north of Scotland, then directly south across the Bay of Biscay and along the Portuguese coast to 28 degrees north. Then he will head for the Bermudas, and thence set a straight course for Philadelphia. The total sailing distance is about 6,000 miles.
The Evening Star, Washington, DC, April 27, 1926