MV Viking Sun

Viking Sun in Tallinn, Estonia on May 28, 2018.
History
NameViking Sun
NamesakeRoyal Viking Sun
OperatorViking Ocean Cruises
Port of registryBergen,  Norway
BuilderFincantieri
Yard number6246
CompletedSeptember 2017
Identification
  • IMO number: 9725433
  • MMSI number: 257179000
  • Call sign: LAYT7[1]
FateTransferred to Chinese operation
History
NameZhao Shang Yi Dun "招商伊敦"
NamesakeChina Merchants Group's first vessel "Yi Dun" from 1872
OperatorChina Merchants Viking Cruises
Port of registryQianhai  China
AcquiredApril 2021
Identification
General characteristics [2]
TypeCruise ship
Tonnage
  • 47,842 GT
  • 4,797 DWT[1]
Length228.2 m (748 ft 8 in)
Beam28.8 m (94 ft 6 in)
Draught6.45 m (21 ft 2 in)
Ice class1C
Installed power
  • 2 × MAN 9L32/44CR (2 × 5,040 kW)
  • 2 × MAN 12V32/44CR (2 × 6,720 kW)
PropulsionDiesel-electric, two shafts (2 × 7,250 kW)
Speed
  • 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) (service)
  • 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) (maximum)
Capacity930 passengers
Crew480

MV Viking Sun is a cruise ship operated by Viking Ocean Cruises. The fourth in a series of 930-passenger cruise ships to be built by Fincantieri for her operator, she was delivered at Fincantieri's shipyard in Ancona, Italy, on 25 September 2017.[3]

In April 2021, ownership the Viking Sun was transferred to Viking Sun Ltd. of Bermuda, for operation by China Merchants Viking Cruises, a joint venture of Viking Ocean Cruises and China Merchants Shekou Cruises.[1][4] She was then transferred to Chinese registration, with port of registry Qianhai, Shenzhen, and renamed Zhao Shang Yi Dun.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Viking Sun (9725433)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Datasheet" (PDF). Fincantieri. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. ^ Gibson, Rebecca (September 26, 2017). "Viking Star leaves drydock". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "Viking Sun Officially Joins China Merchants". Cruise Industry News. 20 April 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ Si, Katherine (27 April 2021). "Renamed Zhao Shang Yi Dun, Viking Sun officially flies China flag". Seatrade Cruise News. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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