MV Viking Sun
Viking Sun in Tallinn, Estonia on May 28, 2018. | |
History | |
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Name | Viking Sun |
Namesake | Royal Viking Sun |
Operator | Viking Ocean Cruises |
Port of registry | Bergen, Norway |
Builder | Fincantieri |
Yard number | 6246 |
Completed | September 2017 |
Identification |
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Fate | Transferred to Chinese operation |
History | |
Name | Zhao Shang Yi Dun "招商伊敦" |
Namesake | China Merchants Group's first vessel "Yi Dun" from 1872 |
Operator | China Merchants Viking Cruises |
Port of registry | Qianhai China |
Acquired | April 2021 |
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General characteristics [2] | |
Type | Cruise ship |
Tonnage |
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Length | 228.2 m (748 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 28.8 m (94 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 6.45 m (21 ft 2 in) |
Ice class | 1C |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | Diesel-electric, two shafts (2 × 7,250 kW) |
Speed |
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Capacity | 930 passengers |
Crew | 480 |
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
- ^ a b c "Viking Sun (9725433)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ "Datasheet" (PDF). Fincantieri. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ Gibson, Rebecca (September 26, 2017). "Viking Star leaves drydock". Cruise&Ferry.net. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ "Viking Sun Officially Joins China Merchants". Cruise Industry News. 20 April 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to IMO 9725433 at Wikimedia Commons
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